This is a simply amazing recipe that really gives new life to an old “meat and potatoes” recipe.  The entire dish picks up a hint of apple cider and is so easy to put together.  You can also feed a family of 4-5 a totally organic meal for about $25 and have some leftovers.  Trying doing that when eating out!

Ingredients:

• 2-3lb pork shoulder roast
• 1-1/2 cups of apple cider.  You can substitute apple juice but if so add a couple pinches of cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg.
• 5-6 red potatoes, skin on and cut in half
• 5-6 carrots, cut into two inch long chunks
• 1 onion cut into large pieces
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Place all ingrdients into a crockpot
2. Add apple cider
3. Add salt and pepper
4. Add bay leaf on top
5. Cook for 6-8 hours on low

Sometimes you try something new, and you think to yourself this will probably turn out well – and then it turns out phenomenal!  Such is the case with these pulled pork carnitas. Don’t be afraid to change the custom meat rub to your own desires, this is just a baseline to begin with and is a bit on the spicy side.

Ingredients:

• 2-3lbs of sliced pork shoulder steak
• Custom rub of mineral salt (1/2 tsp), onion powder (1/4 tsp), garlic powder (1/4 tsp), cilantro (1 tsp), cumin (1 tsp), red cayenne pepper (1 tsp) and chili powder (1 tsp).  Tweak to your own likes or add something new.
• 1/2 cup water

Thaw pork steaks completely.  Mix rub (tweak to your preference) and place onto both sides of pork steaks, rubbing into the meat.  You will want to cover all areas pretty well.  Place steaks in crock pot, add 1/2 cup of water and cook on lowest setting for 6-8 hours or until desired tenderness.  We like to rotate the steaks from top to bottom a couple of times during cooking to mix the juices well.  Once done, shred meat and remove bone.

Serve on corn tortilla and add fresh diced tomato, bell pepper, hot peppers and/or salsa.  Finish with some fresh graded raw milk cheese and/or sour cream.  For an extra special treat, purchase a jar of Cordita (fermented hot peppers, cabbage, carrots and seasonings) from our friends Mark & Josh at Fermenti Artisan (see under “Who We Recommend”).  A small spoonful of cordita will make your carnita out of this world good!

Ground chicken burgers are pretty fabulous, and super easy to whip up on the grill.  Simply take 1lb of our ground chicken and mix with 8-10 ritz style crackers, salt, pepper and worcestershire sauce to taste.  Make three 1/3lb patties and grill for about 7 minutes per side over 350-375 degrees or until done (165 degree internal temperature).  Serve with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

There is no simpler recipe than this, and few that taste better either!  You can be the hero at the dinner table with great dish.

Ingredients

• 1.5-2 pounds smoked ham steaks
• 1 can (15oz) sliced or cubed pineapple