Pulled Pork...

I was watching a show, maybe Diners Drive-Ins and Dives one night and they featured a restaurant that had these pretty bad ass pulled pork sandwiches. I decided to go to the Carneceria, Dos Cuates and pick up a Pork Shoulder.  Here is my recipe for pulled pork!! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 1.5-2hrs per lb. 

Dry Rub:

1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp ground pepper
1 tbsp paprika
1/2 cup brown sugar

Mix well and rub well into the pork, don't slack on it! Some people use brine's for their pork, but I didn't use any on this one. (ill put another recipe up with the brine)

Rinse the pork shoulder and place in a baking pan. Rub the ingredients onto the surface of the shoulder and massage till fully covered and coated. Make sure the fat layer on the shoulder is facing up before cooking! Place baking pan uncovered in a 225 degree oven on the middle rack. Insert a thermometer into the center or thickest part of the shoulder and Monitor the temperature throughout cooking(if you have a digital thermometer use it). Do not remove from the oven until the center of the pork reaches 200 degrees. When the pork has reached 200 degrees, shut off the oven and let the roast cool for a couple of hours before removing from the oven. This 8 pounder took about 8 hours. Serve with its natural juices or your favorite BBQ sauce(Mine happens to be Sweet Baby Rays) and sides. We decided to do Beans and Mac Salad. Enjoy!

Talk about some country cookin!

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Honey Walnut Prawns.

This is one of my favorite things to eat at a restaurant in San Jose called Taiwan. They are known for this dish, so I thought I would take it up a notch and do something different. Recipe follows below. 

Prep Time: 15 mins 

Cook Time: 7 mins

4 servings

Ingredients for Sauce and Prawns

• 6 tablespoons Mayonnaise
• 4 teaspoons Honey
• 4 teaspoons Sweetened condensed milk
• 2 teaspoon Lemon Juice
• 1 pound Jumbo Shrimp
• 1/2 cup panko
• 1/2 cup flour
• 4 eggs(beaten)
• 16 pieces Candied walnuts
• 2 cups Oil For frying, add oil as needed.
• 1 tablespoon Green onion sliced thinly For garnish

Put the mayonnaise, honey, sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice in a bowl and mix well.  Put sauce aside for later use.  Peel and devein the shrimp then place in a  bowl to hold.  Set up standard breading procedure with flour, egg and panko. Dredge them in that order, and make sure the prawns are covered!  Deep fry at 350 degrees until golden brown.   Remove the shrimp from the fryer and drain on paper towels  Toss the shrimp into the sauce with the candied walnuts, garnish with green onions. Serve and enjoy!

The first of many...

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