Jerk Pulled Pork Tacos

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For Sale Meat!!!

Earlier this week I scored a major deal at the grocery store, I paid 9 bucks for an original $16 piece of meat!!! Yippee!!!

I ended up getting a huge bag of honey coated pecans, enough to last me the rest of the week which is quite expensive, but I didn’t care because 7 of those dollars were saved on this pork shoulder ( I guess the cats out the bag that I’m extremely cheap. Oops)

I know my enthusiasm over a piece of meat may be a bit much, seems these days I’m getting more excited about a score at the grocer than the department store, honestly speaking,  if you see me on a daily basis, you would think all I owned were an assortment of tired cargo pants, a pair of raggedy Tom shoes and a vest a really bad-looking and distressed vest! :/

Yeah so I just got all off topic, and I’m not sure how, but don’t judge me off my recent decline collapse in style, what’s more important are my culinary inhibitions which have been greatly appreciated around these part and I’m sure you will appreciate this one too!

Jerk Pulled Pork BBQ

Now I’m not into dethroning anyone but this recipe may give the current BBQ Pulled Pork King (my dad) a run for his money! This was juicy, tender and beautifully seasoned.

The one I’m giving to you today is the Jerk Pulled Pork BBQ Tacos, ump hmm and they were perfect.

The Jerk Pulled Pork Tacos paired with traditional red beans and rice makes a perfect meal with classic Jamaican flavors.

I personally like the strong taste of aged white cheddar on a taco with the sweet and tangy pulled pork. Plus a quality Pico de Gallo is awesome.

I use 1 tomato, one small onion, cilantro, lime juice, a drop of honey and sprinkle of cayenne pepper. 

Plus avocado never hurt a thing, so of course I included them on my tacos.

There’s so much meat, you can put out a bunch of random ingredients and have a taco party. 

One more thing, always pick quality tortillas (homemade are the BEST) they really can be the deciding factor in whether a taco is OK or GREAT!

Get red beans and rice recipe here!

 

 

Jerk Pulled Pork Shoulder
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Ingredients
  1. Marinade
  2. 3 Tablespoons Jamaican Allspice
  3. 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  4. ¾ cup brown sugar
  5. 1 ½ Tablespoons Kosher salt
  6. 2 Tablespoons freshly chopped thyme
  7. 1 Tablespoon Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce
  8. 7.5-8 lb. Pork Shoulder (adjust ingredients for size, I used a 7.8 lbs shoulder this time)
  9. Jerk Sauce
  10. 1 cup Brown sugar (not packed)
  11. 3 Tablespoons Soy sauce
  12. 1 Tablespoon liquid smoke
  13. 1-3 tablespoons Scotch bonnet sauce (depends on how spicy you like it)
  14. 2 Tablespoons Jamaican all spice
  15. 4 Tablespoons Butter
  16. ¾ cup Ketchup
  17. ¾ cup water
  18. 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  19. 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  20. ¼ cup chopped thyme
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients.
  2. Rub the marinade all over the meat and cover tightly with plastic wrap.
  3. Let the shoulder marinate for at least 2 hours, I usually prepare mines the night before I go to bed.
  4. When shoulder is finished marinating, take plastic wrap off.
  5. Heat oven to 325ᴼ
  6. Wrap meat tightly with aluminum foil.
  7. Place wrapped shoulder in a roasting and place top over aluminum wrapped meat.
  8. Bake at 325ᴼ for 5.5 hours
  9. I set the timer and let the meat sit until the ovens cooled a bit.
  10. For Sauce
  11. Mix everything except water in a pot and melt.
  12. When everything is melted and well incorporated add the water and mix.
  13. Pour over pulled pork and mix it up!
Notes
  1. To cook overnight set cook time on oven and when the 5.5 hours are finished the oven will turn off! Leave it in until the morning it will stay warm but will be cool enough to pull apart by hands.
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Red Beans and Rice

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This is a simple and easy recipe for Red Beans and Rice that goes with the Jerk  Pulled Pork Tacos. 

My babysitter was from Puerto Rico and according to the peeps, we went together like  no pun intended, red beans and rice! I have remnants of memories which include Ms. Arlene ( her name) her beautiful smile and her delicious food!…

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February Marks 1 Year Blogging + Favorite Recipes

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February marks a year of blogging for me!

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Besides the occasional loathing over my less than stellar camera skills, or the often times burnt food (I always forget to set timer) this first year in blogging has been such a stress free (stress reliever even) project for me.

I’m geeked that I’m actually getting a few visitors and comments now

Thanks to all of you who have commented….it really can just put a pep in my step throughout the daily grind, of parenting, cleaning, cooking, laundry and all the in between things that I have on what seems like an endless to-do list, to hear an adult voice is great, even if I have to just imagine it while reading your comments! :)…

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Good Food | BAD Food Pictures

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This post is about all the times I have an amazing recipe but no matter how many times I prepare it, or the amount of pictures I  take it just looks nasty on camera?! 

Well it seems I’m having a lot of that lately, I feel like I need to brush up on my camera knowledge or maybe read a few photography books, because these pictures lately have been looking less than appetizing.

Now don’t get me wrong the food tastes awesome, and the recipes have been Flawless, it’s the pictures that don’t come out so flawless.   

My creativity for backgrounds, props, and lighting are just way down.

My camera came with a bunch of videos and manuals, and when I first got it I went through and watched most of the videos, I learned a lot….but now it seems I’ve forgotten a lot.

Now let’s talk about these pics of my (not so tasty looking)tasty dishes….

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I lost six Pounds on the Master Cleanse + Pictures

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Master Cleanse Update: 

I lost 6 pound with a 7 day juice fast!

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Happy MLK Day! + Simple Pecan Pie Recipe

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Remember a Hero

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Yep that’s what we do, and trust me some of these roads need it here in the capital city!…

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