Better Homes and Gardens Make-Ahead Meals by Better Homes and Gardens

Author:Better Homes and Gardens
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cooking
ISBN: 9780544456846
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2015-08-04T00:00:00+00:00

1. Place a disposable slow cooker liner in a 3½- or 4-quart ceramic slow cooker liner; set aside. Cut one of the jalapeño peppers in half lengthwise. Thinly slice the remaining jalapeño pepper; wrap and chill sliced pepper until ready to serve.

2. Trim fat from meat. If necessary, cut meat to fit slow cooker. For rub, in a small bowl stir together brown sugar and pepper. Sprinkle rub evenly over meat; rub in with your fingers. Place meat in disposable liner. Add halved jalapeño pepper, onion, and garlic. Using a twist tie, close the disposable liner. Place the ceramic liner in the refrigerator overnight. (To serve today, cover and cook as directed in Step 3.)

3. Place ceramic liner in the slow cooker. Remove the twist tie from the disposable liner. In a small bowl stir together the water, fish sauce, and lime juice. Pour over pork mixture in cooker. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours.

4. Using a slotted spoon, remove meat and onion from cooker; discard cooking liquid. Using two forks, pull meat apart into shreds. Stir onion into shredded meat.

5. Divide shredded meat among tortillas. Top with mesclun, cucumber, Pickled Carrots, cilantro, and reserved sliced jalapeño pepper.

Pickled Carrots: In a small nonreactive bowl stir together ½ cup warm water, 2 tablespoons white vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar, and ½ teaspoon salt. Stir in 2 medium carrots, cut into thin bite-size strips. Cover and chill for at least 8 hours. Use a slotted spoon for serving.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.