I’ve had my slow cooker for a while, but I haven’t really made anything of note in it yet. I really wanted to get going with it now that my electrical issues have been resolved since I want to try the ‘run the slow cooker on the inverter while you’re driving so you have a nice meal at your destination’ RVing trick.
My culinary discovery of 2012 was probably BBQ pulled pork. That’s what got me past the hump to start eating pork again. So I decided that that was what I wanted to make as my first proper slow cooker meal.
While getting a few groceries yesterday, I looked at the pork roasts that would be suitable for pulled pork, but they were much too big for my needs. I eventually found a small Hormel-brand roast that was already rubbed with spices and labeled ‘slow cooker ready’, just drop it in the slow cooker and you’re done.
I read the ingredients and nutritional info carefully and found nothing untoward, so I decided to take a chance on it. There was a $1 off coupon attached to it, bringing the price per pound to about the same as the unspiced roasts, and I wound up paying just under $5 for what I knew would end up making at least four meals.
This morning, I dropped it in the slow cooker and the olfactory torture began in earnest! The rig began to smell divine and will probably smell like pork for a week!
The instructions suggested that you take the roast out of the slow cooker about an hour before it’s done, drain the juices, shred the meat with two forks, and then mix in your favourite BBQ sauce.
So I did that and returned the roast to the slow cooker while I whipped up a batch of Marie Callender cheddar biscuits. I used to make my own biscuits, but since discovering these, making my own is too much work for less reward! I also made a salad with my homemade balsamic vinaigrette.
And voilĂ ! I should get at least three, if not four, full leftover meals out of this! I’ll let the meat cool overnight in the fridge and then transfer it to freezer bags. I may or may not freeze the biscuits as I have some red sauce to finish up that they would be good with. đ
