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Pulled Barbecue Pork

Ingredients:
•    Pork Roast (approximately 5 pounds)
•    1 tablespoon salt
•    1 teaspoon black pepper
•    1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
•    2 tablespoons brown sugar
•    1 tablespoon hot sauce
•    1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions
1.    Put roast in slow cooker and sprinkle salt and pepper over. Pour cider vinegar over. Cover with lid and cook on low for twelve hours (I cook it overnight). Remove pork roast and shred with forks (this will be very easy). Drain juices from slow cooker, reserving two cups of liquid. Return pork to slow cooker. To the reserved liquid add: Brown sugar, hot sauce, and crushed pepper flakes. Stir well. Pour over shredded pork and place lid back on. Place on low or warm setting until ready to serve. Can be made ahead of time and refrigerated, reheating in the microwave.

I estimate this to make enough for about eight sandwiches, give or take.

This recipe makes it’s own sauce…and is not too spicy…add your own to give it a kick if you like.

I have a great recipe for homemade barbecue sauce that I will share very soon. It’s fun to make and put up in mason jars and give as housewarming gifts.

Enjoy!!  –Dale

White Wine-Marinated Rib Chops

Marinade:

Ingredients:
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp thyme
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

8 Bone-in Pork Chops

Marinate for about 2 hours…Cook over direct medium heat

Black Bean Salsa

Ingredients:
8 oz Italian Dressing
1 can  (16 oz.) black beans, drained, rinsed
10 oz. frozen corn, thawed
1 cup  chopped ripe mango
1/2 cup chopped red pepper
1/3 cup  chopped red onion
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup  lime juice

Ham is a perennial favorite in the south… especially around major holidays… but at Dale’s we love it year round…. Here’s a unique twist try this next time you serve it at home… or come in for it today at Dale’s.  Gives new meaning to ” a coke and a smile”…

Coca-Cola Glazed Ham
Ingredients
1 – 6-8 lb. fully cook, bone-in ham
30 – whole cloves
1 lb – dark brown sugar
1 cup – Gulden’s spicy brown mustard
1 cup – Coca-Cola soft drink
1/2 – Jim Beam whiskey or apple juice
Directions
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.  Trim ham to a thickness of a 1/4″ fat… cut a diamond pattern in fat with sharp knife at about 1″ intervals… insert cloves in each diamond box…place ham in a foil-lined 13- x 9″ aluminum pan
2. Mix together brown sugar, spicy mustard, coke, and whiskey or apple juice… pour carefully over ham..making sure it gets into the cuts on the ham.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours and 30 minutes… baste about every 20 minutes with pan juices.  Remove ham, let it rest for about 15 minutes before serving.

Spiced Apples

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine
8 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

1.  Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add apples, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
2.  15 to 20 minutes or until apples are tender.

Meat sauce

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound ground beef 80/20
1 large onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon Lawry’s salt
1 28-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes, drained, chopped
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
1/2 cup dry red wine

16 ounces Spaghetti or other pasta, freshly cooked
1/2 cup Grated Parmesan

Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until brown, breaking up with fork, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer beef to plate. Add onion and garlic to skillet and sauté until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley, basil, oregano and paprika and continue cooking 1 minute. Return beef to skillet; add tomatoes, tomato sauce and wine. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until sauce is thick, about 30 minutes. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Toss pasta with sauce and grated Parmesan in large bowl. Sprinkle Parmesan over pasta.  Buon appetito

We cook food because we have to, but we “grill” because we want to.  Grilling in the South is a lifestyle and a state of mind that we partake in as often as we can…preferably every day!

Successful Grilling begins with:

  • Quality Ingredients
  • Recipes
  • Equipment
  • You!

Rubs and Marinades –
These work well on all cuts of meat…beef, poultry, seafood, and pork…just adjust your cooking time:

  • Chicken – 15 to 30 minutes
  • Thick steaks – 1 to 2 hours
  • Ribs and Butts – 2 to 8 hours

Here’s a  Classic Barbecue Rub:

  • 2 – Tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1 – Tsp Celery Seed
  • 1 – Tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • ½ – Tsp Mustard seed
  • 1 – Tsp Dried Thyme
  • ½ – Tsp Ground Mustard
  • 1 – Tsp Paprika (smoked if you can find it)
  • ½ – Tsp Ground Cumin
  • 1 – Tsp Chili Powder
  • ½ – Tsp Fennel seed
  • 1 – Tsp Sugar
  • Dash – Cayenne Pepper

Add or remove ingredients to your taste…and if you have a specific request, let me know… I’ve experimented with many!

Marinades –
I love making these; my Dad was the master at creating awesome blends from whatever was leftover in our refrigerator or at hand in the pantry.

Quick and Easy:
An oldie but still a goodie if you’re pressed for time – just use Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing – it’s been used for many years because it works great on just about anything.

Beef and Chicken All-Purpose Marinade:

  • 1 – Cup Lemon Juice (RealLemon is fine)
  • 1 – Cup Oil – Olive or Canola is best
  • ½ – Cup Brown Sugar
  • ½ – Cup “Dale’s Sauce” or “Moore’s Marinade”
  • ½ – Tsp Black pepper
  • ½ – Tsp granulated garlic

Marinate 2 hours for Beef;  1 hour for Chicken.
Note: Never reuse marinade…but you can boil it and then baste with it.
If you prefer a more citrus flavor…try orange, lime, or pineapple juices…
This marinate is a good starting point…add to your taste —spice it up. Sweeten it…or just clean out the fridge!
Happy Grilling!!! –Dale

Ingredients
◦    1 (8 to 10-pound) smoked pit ham, bone-in, skin on
◦     salt and freshly ground black pepper
◦    1 TBS rubbed sage
◦    1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
◦    1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut in chunks
◦    2 oranges, sliced thin, seeds removed
◦    1 lime, sliced thin, seeds removed
◦    1 lemon, sliced thin, seed removed
◦    2 cups orange juice
◦    2 cups light brown sugar, packed
◦    1 cup water
◦    1/4 teaspoon whole cloves
◦    2 cinnamon sticks
◦    11/2 pounds baby carrots

Directions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
Put the ham in a large roasting pan, fat-side up. Using a sharp knife, score the ham with cuts across the skin, about 2-inches apart and 1/2-inch deep. Cut diagonally down the slashes to form a diamond pattern; season the meat generously with salt and pepper.  Mix rubbed sage with the oil to make a paste. Rub the sage-oil all over the ham, being sure to get the flavor into all the slits. Bake the ham for 2 hours. 
For the glaze: Place a saucepan over medium heat. Add the chunks of butter, oranges,limes, lemon, orange juice, brown sugar, water, and spices. Slowly cook the liquid down to a syrupy glaze; this should take about 30 to 40 minutes.
After the ham has being going for a couple of hours, pour the citrus glaze all over it, with the pieces of fruit and all.  Stick the ham back in the oven and continue to cook for 11/2 hours, basting with the juices every 30 minutes.
Scatter the carrots around the ham and coat in the citrus glaze. Stick the ham once again back in the oven and cook for a final 30 minutes, until the carrots are tender, the ham is dark and crispy, and the whole thing is glistening with a sugary glaze.
Set the ham on a cutting board to rest before carving. Serve the carrots and citrus glaze on the side.

Irish stew

2 pounds of Beef stew meat
1 ½ pounds Irish Potatoes
5 medium onions
3 medium carrots
Fresh parsley and thyme to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
1 ½ cups water

Trim meat up…pretty fair size pieces…peel and slice the potatoes, put a layer of potatoes, meat, onions, carrots and herbs in a large pot…then repeat….
Pour water over the meat and potatoes…and bring to a boil. Simmer gently for about 2 hours.  Check during cooking, adding more water as necessary.  Makes 4 servings
A good Irish stew should be thick and creamy, not swimming in juice.