Skip to main content

You're the STAR Blog Hop & HOME Features

T his linky party is the perfect place to show off your creativity! Share your blog posts, for a chance to be featured next month!     WELCOME to the August 2022  " You're the Star " Blog Hop! Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog: Keep cool during these last few weeks of summer with my delicious 3-Ingredient No Churn Ice Cream ! ___________________________ WELCOME to  HOME feature week of the August 2022  " You're the STAR " blog hop! Meet your HOME week Hosts   This week is HOME feature week Swing by the Home Hosts' Blogs: Bev from Eclectic Red Barn Cindy from Mom, the Lunch Lady Niki from Life as a LEO Wife This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU! There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month.   The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:

Lemongrass Chipotle Maple Pulled Pork

Tender succulent pork, is slow cooked then tossed in a lemongrass chipotle maple BBQ sauce, for pulled pork nirvana.



Lemongrass Chipotle Maple Pulled Pork



It's been a hot summer, but temperatures have cooled down significantly this week. So, I took the opportunity to cook up a HUGE pork loin I had sitting in the freezer. I'm telling you, this made a butt load of meat, LOL. We ate some for 3 day and I froze the rest in two batches to use for enchiladas, nachos, burritos.... the possibilities are endless!


I first rubbed the pork with an exquisite dry rub and slow cooked it all day in my crock pot, until it was falling apart. Then I decided to use some lemongrass chipotle maple syrup I had on hand, to make a zesty, spicy BBQ sauce to toss the pork in for sandwiches. Served on homemade hamburger buns, with a pineapple salsa, these BBQ pork sandwiches were marvelous! If you can't find lemongrass chipotle maple syrup, simply simmer your regular maple syrup with a few pieces of lemongrass to infuse it, and add some chipotle powder to your sauce.



Lemongrass Chipotle Maple Pulled Pork



Lemongrass Chipotle Maple Pulled Pork


1 3-5 lb pork loin, or pork butt

1/3 C brown sugar, packed

3 Tbs salt

1 Tbs chili powder

1 Tbs paprika

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp cayenne powder

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1 C water


Lemongrass Chipotle Maple BBQ Sauce

1 C lemongrass Chipotle maple syrup (I used Pure Infused)*

1/4 C ketchup

2 Tbs apple cider vinegar

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 C cooking liquid from crock pot


In a bowl combine the brown sugar, salt, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, cayenne and black pepper. Using clean hands, rub the dry mixture onto the pork loin, ensuring every inch is covered and all rub is used. Place pork in a 6 qt crock pot and add water. Cook on low for 8-10 hrs; until pork falls apart when you try to remove it. Discard of the cooking liquid reserving 1/2 C, for BBQ sauce.


Remove the pork from the crock pot and shred using two forks. Return desired amount of pork to the warm crock pot; separating the remaining pork into zip top bags, to freeze for further use.


In a sauce pot, combine the BBQ sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until mixture has reduced by half; about 15-20 minutes. Pour BBQ sauce over pork in crock pot and toss to coat.


Serve pork on rolls with pineapple salsa (recipe to follow).


*If you can't find lemongrass chipotle maple syrup, simmer 1 1/4 C maple syrup with a few pieces of crushed lemon grass; for about 10 minutes. Cover and let steep for 1 hr. Add 1-1 1/2 tsp of chipotle powder to the BBQ sauce before simmering.


Pineapple Salsa


2 C chopped pineapple

1 C red pepper

1 jalapeno, seeds and veins removed, minced

tops of 2 green onions, chopped (green parts only)

juice of 1 lime


Combine ingredients together in a bowl and toss to combine. Refrigerate 1 hr before serving, to let flavours infuse.



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

No Yeast Old Fashion Cinnamon Rolls

 These delicious cinnamon sticky rolls have been in my family for over 40 yrs. No yeast is required, so you can whip up a batch of these in no time. Still tender, sticky sweet and delicious! Ever since I can remember Mom would make these as a special treat. It wasn't too often, but every once in a while, we'd come home to these no yeast cinnamon rolls, as an after school snack. Growing up, this is what I thought cinnamon rolls were. I wasn't aware that there was a yeast version of cinnamon rolls. As much as I LOVE the yeast version, this no yeast version seems to make an appearance more frequently here at home.  Since there is no yeast in the dough, it does not need to rise for 30 minutes before being rolled out and baked. When I worked in the retirement home the residents were always excited when I made these cinnamon rolls. They said it reminded them of their childhood. It was amazing seeing how happy a simple recipe could make them. I don't make these very often and

50+ Creative Cottage Meal Ideas

When the warm weather hits many of us head to the cottage, to enjoy the sunshine and time near the water. Instead of always packing up burgers and hot dogs, I've rounded up over 50 creative meal ideas for delicious breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Ever since I was little my family always enjoyed a few weeks camping at a near by provincial park, during the summer months. When us kids, became older and moved away, Mom and Dad bought a trailer which remained parked at a location, so we would often go and visit for a few weeks then too. My mom has always been an amazing cook and with her outside kitchen often made our family favourites, even at camp. Now that my SO and his family have a cottage, we are frequently there for most of the summer. Hamburgers and Hot Dogs seem to be our go to, so I wanted to collect new creative meals perfect to make while camping, or at the cottage.  Breakfast Recipes Healthy Banana Milkshake Thick, creamy banana milkshake made without ice cream, dairy, and

Sam & Cat Sloppy Waffles

 A nod to the popular preteen TV show Sam & Cat, these s loppy waffles pair classic sloppy joes with crisp waffles. Years ago, my daughter fell in love with a kids show called Sam and Cat. This show melds two shows the kids use to watch together. It stars Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) from iCarly and Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande) from Victorious. It's a witty and fun show and the kids loved the hijinks these two girls get into every week. In one particular episode, they get stuck inside a secret room, they find in their apartment (which use to be Cat's Nonna's before she moved to Elderly Acres). While they are stuck in the secret room, Cat mentions her idea of Sloppy Waffles, which pairs waffles and sloppy joes. Sam falls in love with the idea and once they are rescued by their friend Goomer, the show ends with the girls enjoying Sloppy Waffles. We recently watched the episode on Netflix, and the kids commented that we should try to make Sloppy Waffles. I thought it wa