Sunday, March 13, 2011

Let the March Madness begin

Congratulations to the University of Washington Huskies men's basketball team, which captured the Pacific-10 Conference Championship and earned a seventh-seed in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) tournament!

The Huskies will take on the University of Georgia Bulldogs Friday evening during first-round, March Madness action in Charlotte, NC.

If you want to embrace the cuisine of the host city, you might want to cook up part of a pig for a Carolina pulled pork sandwich. Thought that Carolina barbecue was mustard-based, which seems to run common in South Carolina.

Pulled Pork
  • 1½ to 2½ pound pork shoulder roast
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon celery salt
  • Pinch of ground cinnamon (about 1/8-tsp)
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • Cider vinegar and Tabasco sauce to taste.
Brown roast in a small amount of fat, then place in large baking or roasting pan.

Add salts, cinnamon, vinegar, ketchup, chili powder, nutmeg, sugar and water in a saucepan, and bring to boil. Pour mixture over pork roast.

Cover pork with aluminum foil. Bake in preheated 325-degree oven at 40 minutes per pound. Occasionally baste with drippings.

Transfer pork roast to cutting board. Remove meat - which should be tender - from the bone. Chop or shred the meat into small pieces. Season pork to taste with cider vinegar, Tabasco sauce. Serve hot atop a bun.... brioche, whole-grain, potato, etc.

Woof, woof!

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