Craving Carnitas

The other day I was craving some Mexican food and so I remembered a recipe I used a few weeks ago when I made carnitas for the very first time on my own. The recipe is extremely easy but the cook time is long. The overall result is well worth the wait, that's for sure.

Enjoy!
Ingredients:
4-5lbs of pork (shoulder or butt)
3-4 cloves of garlic (whole or chopped into 4 sections)
1 can of beer (your choice of brand)
1 bunch of cilantro (stems off)
1 jalapeno (whole)
Salt (to taste)
Crock pot or stew pot

Step 1:
Place meat whole in crock pot or stew pot. Add jalapeno whole, do not chop. Add garlic. Add cilantro, you can chop the cilantro. Add can of beer. Season with salt, about a teaspoon at first. Cover and cook on high for 5 - 6 hours. Or cook on low 8 - 10 hours.

Step 2:
Check the pot about half way through and rotate meat. For more spice break the jalapeno and mix around.

Step 3:
You're done! Pull meat from pot and place in serving dish. The meat should be tender enough to take a fork or tongs and break meat apart or shred.

Serve on corn or flour tortillas with all your favorite fixings.

:D

Stumble It!

Honey Apple Cinnabones

Another tutorial and a recipe?! Wow. This week was chalked full of goodies.

Please enjoy the recipe and step by step tutorial on baking yummy Honey Apple Cinnabones by yours truly!

Ingredients:
1 large apple (I used a Fuji Apple) 1/4 cup honey (I used Clover Blossom honey) 1/2 cup of water 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 ° F (180 ° C)

Step 2: Core, slice and mince the apple. The larger you leave the chunks of apple the harder it will be to have the dough form a ball later.

Step 3: In a large bowl, combine the minced apple, oatmeal, and cinnamon.

Step 4: Add water and honey and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula.
Step 5: Blend in the wheat flour, adding enough to form a stiff dough and somewhat sticky dough.

Take a moment to look down and see any beggers or eager eaters and smile. :D


Step 6: Form a ball with the dough.

Step 7: Add some extra wheat flour to your cutting board and roll ball of dough to about 1/2 thickness .


Step 8: Cut out any shape using your cookie cutters. If you do not wish to make shapes out of the dough simply drop cookies on an ungreased baking sheet. I lined my cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Bake for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes flip the bones over and let them bake for 15-20 more minutes.
Let cool for a few hours. Overnight is best.

See your pups enjoy!

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