Showing posts with label Lunch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lunch. Show all posts
Friday, February 14, 2014
Carnita Fajitas
If I knew Carnitas where this easy to make I would be eating this 2-3 times a week. Very easy to do, it sold very well at work and my wife and son loved it as well.(It also made for great nachos with the leftovers)
Ingredients-
Carnitas
4lb Pork Shoulder bone out
5 Cloves Garlic whole(With a history of human use of over 7,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia)
2 Tbl Pepper
2 Tbl Salt
2 Tbl Cumin
2 Tbl Chile Powder
2 Tbl Sage
1/3 Cup Oil or Lard(I used Crisco)
3 Bell Peppers(any color)
1 Yellow or White Onions
Salt, Pepper and Cumin to taste
Flour or Corn Tortillas
Directions-
1. Add oil or lard to large stock pot on medium heat.
2. Sear all sides of pork, when done turn fat side up.
3. Add all spices and garlic to pot, add water to pot leaving 1/2 inch of pork showing.
4. Cover pot and turn down heat to medium-low. Let simmer 2 1/2-3 hours.
5. Pork should pull apart really easy, Leave shredded pork in pot with all of the juices.
6. Cut onion and peppers into strips. Add oil to a large saute pan on medium high heat add pepper.
7. When peppers are cooked about halfway add the pork and saute for 4-5 min.
8. Add pork and onions and peppers to tortillas top with what ever you like.. enjoy.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Sweet and Spicy BLT with Avocado
Ingredients-
1LB Thick Cut Bacon
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Black Pepper( Black Pepper is the worlds most traded spice)
2 TBL to 1/4 Cup Crushed Red Pepper (Depending on how much heat you like)
1 Head Lettuce
1 Tomato
1 Avocado
1 Fresh Loaf French Bread
Directions-
1. Mix Brown Sugar, Black Pepper and Crushed Red Pepper in small bowl.
2. Place parchment paper on sheet tray, place bacon on tray overlap bacon by 1/8 inch.
3. Evenly spread Brown Sugar mix over bacon.
4. Bake at 350 degrees 8-10 min. rotate tray cook for 3-5min. or until bacon is cooked.
5. While bacon is cooking, cut Tomato, Lettuce, avocado and bread.(add mayo or what ever you like)
6. Once Bacon is cooked add 4-5 pieces(or 9 like a guy at work did) to sandwich and enjoy.
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