Aloha homies, I’m really excited today, I got to share an article on Real Foodies of my top 1o most affordable super foods. If you’ve ever checked out the super foods section at your local health food store you’ll know many of those rare earth delicacies don’t come cheap. But fear not, even if you don’t have elk antler velvet in the budget there are plenty of affordable, amazing super foods that have just as many superpowers.
Is pulled pork a superfood? Well I sorta think so, it sure gives you heaps of protein and energy. I’d never made it until a few weeks ago, we had a housewarming party and I made these pulled pork lettuce wraps and they were a hit. So I made them again and I wanted to share with you guys, I do realize my posts have been pretty ‘meaty’ lately…I hope you don’t mind. I will bring a little more balance to the table very soon, paleo brownie bites anyone? The pulled pork recipe comes from momofuku, slightly altered and the homemade bbq sauce is my own creation. We also made little gluten-free pizzas with the leftovers and they were superb with a nice glass of red wine. There’s something really therapeutic about shredding pork, I just can’t put my finger on it. P.S. The balance of easiness to deliciousness with this just topples, its SO easy and you could totally do without the BBQ sauce for an even easier take, but seriously would you want to?
- 4 lb pork butt
- ¼ C kosher salt
- ½ C + ¼ C raw cane sugar or coconut sugar
- head of butter lettuce, leaves separated
- 1 Tbs pork fat, lard or bacon fat
- 1 yellow onion, very finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, very finely chopped
- 1 red chili, finely chopped
- 2 Tbs apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbs fish sauce
- 2 Tbs molasses
- 1 Tbs smoked paprika
- 1 Tbs mustard
- 2 Tbs tomato paste
- 1 C crushed tomatoes
- Rub down your pork butt with the salt and sugar, let it sit 6hrs or overnight.
- When your ready to cook it, brush off excess salt and sugar, preheat oven to 300F and let the pork cook for about 6 hrs. or until it's tender and pull able.
- Turn oven up to 500F, remove the pork and sprinkle with ¼ C additional sugar for a crunchy caramelized crust. Return to oven for 10 minutes
- Using 2 forks just tear in to that bad boy, rip it all up, smother it in BBQ sauce and plunk it into a crunchy lettuce leaf.
- To make the BBQ sauce: Add fat, onion and garlic to a hot skillet and cook until slightly browned.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes. For a really smooth BBQ, you could blend it all up with a touch of stock or water. This makes about 1 C worth of sauce for smothering on your pulled pork.
