Late Friday night

Well a tad tired today. Wii golf game must I say more? What is wrong with two older adults who stay up past bedtime and play a video game? So I was to sleep at one a.m. Good grief get a grip woman!

Dinner last night was one of my hubby's favorites. It is a recipe I created when I want to throw a roast quickly in the slow cooker. I slow cook pork then shred for crispy fried pork tacos. This is only one of the ways I make pork taco's but it is certainly flavorful and very simple.
So here is what I do.
use one pork boneless shoulder roast the size depends on how many taco's you want. These types of pork roasts are usually tied to keep them together so just leave the string on while cooking.
Last night our roast was very small as it was cut from a larger roast that I had purchased previously and cut in half and then froze. So you can use anything from a pound or so to two and half pounds.
Take your roast and rinse and pat with paper towel. Salt and pepper all sides of the roast. Then sprinkle with onion powder and garlic powder. Pour about a third of a cup of apple cider or apple juice into the slow cooker add the meat. Then sprinkle lightly with fresh thyme and lay two sprigs of fresh rosemary over the roast. Put on the lid and slow cook for about five/six hours until the roast is fork tender and ready to fall apart. Then put the roast in a flat bottomed bowl and with two forks shred the meat for tacos and spoon some of the drippings over the meat,set to the side while you fry the taco shells. You can then just zap a moment in the microwave to heat the meat before serving.
Frying the corn tortilla's is a secret that I will share, I learned this from my hubby. Put some canola oil in the bottom of a large skillet. Turn the heat to high and keep it there, when you put the end of a wooden spoon into the oil and it sizzles it is time to put a tortilla in your pan. Put in flat to moisten and then quickly using tongs fold over the tortilla and hold for a second or two. Then you add another tortilla to the skillet and repeat. Turn your tortilla's one time make them crispy light brown so they will be chewy crispy when they go into your mouth. Here is the trick have a plate lined with paper towels or parchment paper I prefer the parchment myself. Take out a tortilla and place on the paper to drain, immediately sprinkle with canned Parmesan cheese. This absorbs the grease and gives the tortilla's a really unique taste, continue until all the tortilla's you want are fried and sprinkled with the Parmesan. Keep fried ones warm under a piece of foil while you are frying them.
when all are done, put your heated shredded pork in first then add grated cheese of your choice, chopped tomatoes, chopped sweet onion,chopped iceberg lettuce and top with sour cream, salsa or taco sauce and sprinkle with chopped cilantro. These are amazing taco's.
I served these with organic canned black beans. I drain the beans and put them in a microwave safe dish and sprinkle the top of them with cheese and a little cumin. After heated serve with chopped onions, sour cream and again throw on some cilantro if you like.
Your meal is simple and very filling, depending of course on how many tacos you eat. My guy makes a platter full.
Here is the complete list of what you need for this dinner.

one pork roast from one and half to two and half pounds depending on many you are serving.
1/3 cup of apple cider
salt and pepper
onion and garlic powder for sprinkling on roast
two sprigs of fresh rosemary(can used dried not as flavorful)
fresh thyme( you can use dried not as flavorful)
corn tortillas for frying we like the white corn
canola oil
canned Parmesan cheese
sweet onion
iceberg lettuce
cilantro
shredded cheese either jack, cheddar or a combo of both
taco sauce or salsa
sour cream
canned organic black beans
ENJOY.
If there are left overs you can make taco bowls. Put some beans in the bottom of a deep individual bowl and top with a layer of pork and cheese and heat in the micro. then add the chopped onion, tomatoes, cilantro, lettuce and sauces. Grab a fork and dig in. Yumo!

Well it is another grand day here in Eugene Oregon. Hubby is out weeding the front area already.
He knows how I feel about weeding, not at the top of my list for loving life. I will clean the deck later and our patio furniture. As I mentioned in yesterday's blog we are moving our grill around to the deck. So that will happen today also. We will play games later at the patio table and perhaps have some white wine spritzers as we listen to the roar of neighbors mowers. Then we will grill.
Well time to marinate steak so must sign off.
Have a wonderful day.
Zo