So, last Saturday something amazing happened for dinner. It was amazingness directly from the pages of The Pioneer Woman Cooks recipe book, and by bringing it to Ree Drummond (to give the Pioneer Woman her full name) has been on my radar for years. I can't even remember how I stumbled upon her, but as soon as I started scrolling through the pages of droolsome eats on her blog I was hooked. Hell, I wasn't just hooked, I was in love!
But I was also very scared. This is not food for the calorie conscious. This is fully loaded cowboy nosh, and unashamedly so. For way too long I simply kept mopping up the juices of my hungerlust as I watched from afar, too feart to tot up the Points values of any of her dishes. My food voyeurism extended to buying a book of her recipes when they were finally published, but I still couldn't take that next step.
I knew I was missing out on something incredible, and so to force myself to take the plunge I stuck it on my list. I've decided to make Saturday dinners a bit more of an indulgence than the healthy eating we try to do during the week, so this recipe seemed like a great way to kick that off - Spicy Pulled Pork!
As this recipe isn't available on her blog, I can't link it. But basically you make a sauce from olive oil, cumin, oregano, chilli powder, brown sugar, garlic and onions, and then massage a lovely hunk of pork shoulder with it to get it into all the nooks and crannies. I slow cooked that baby with some water for hours until it was falling apart, shredded it with forks and served it up in tortilla wraps with salad, sour cream and guacamole. It was beautiful - juicy and tender and rich. I will say though, that next time I don't think I'll use as much water in the cooking process, or at least will only add it gradually over the cooking time. I felt we lost a lot of the flavours down the kitchen sink rather than tasting them in the final product. But it was such a hit in this house that I will definitely be doing it again, so I'll update if that makes any difference.If that has got your tummy rumbling, Ree has another awesome pork recipe on her blog, which sound uhhmazing seeing as a key ingredient is my favourite soft drink! I have to try this - Dr Pepper Shredded Pork
Any other Pioneer Woman fancooks out there?
I actually have a confession to make...I'd completed this goal before I even wrote it down! It turns out that I had already made one of her recipes back in 2009. I made these cinnamon buns, which were my proudest ever baking moment...I can't believe I forgot about them, but this just proves that I'm really not exaggerating when I say I have a heid like a sieve. But at least now I've made something savoury from her collection as well as something sweet!
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