Making the most amazing Pulled Pork<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Our Pulled Pork recipe<\/a> is simply amazing! The Pork is slowly braised until it\u2019s melt in the mouth tender by using a Slow Cooker. The Pork itself is covered in a beautiful Dry Rub consisting of some classic Latin spices including Paprika, Cumin, Coriander Powder, and Cayenne Pepper. These spices add a wonderful aroma and beautiful flavor to the Pork The Pork is added to the Slow Cooker along with a delicious braising liquid consisting of Orange Juice, Lime Juice, Lemon Juice, and Cola. While adding Cola to the braising liquid may seem a little strange, it is a classic ingredient that is commonly used in Pulled Pork dishes. The sweet, sugary Cola gives the Pork a beautiful richness and thickens up the sauce, which coats the Pork once it\u2019s completely cooked This recipe is an exercise in patience, but it\u2019s also a super simple dish to make. You\u2019ll need to set aside 6 hours of cooking time to allow the slow cooker to slowly break down that beautiful piece of Pork and allow all the flavors in the pot to develop The good news is during this 6 hours of cooking time you don\u2019t need to do anything at all. In fact, you can even set the slow cooker first thing in the morning and head of on your day. When you come home in the afternoon \/ evening the Pork will be ready, and your whole house will be filled with the most amazing aromas! After the 6 hour slow cook in that delicious braising liquid, your Pork will be completely cooked. The next step is to remove it from the liquid and set it aside in a large bowl or on a large cutting board. Using two forks, you can liberally shred the Pork apart to form long strands of Pulled Pork If the Pork cools down a little bit you can also use your hands. Some people use gloves and shred it up immediately out of the slow cooker, but we recommend just sticking to the fork technique. Shred it all up until you\u2019ve got a bit bowl of even strands of Pork. This will form the filling for our Pulled Pork Empanadas The simplest way to make homemade Empanadas is to use store bought Puff Pastry. Unlike many ingredients, Puff Pastry is one of those ingredients that it\u2019s almost universally agreed upon that using store bought stuff is fine. Making your own Puff Pastry from scratch is a long and drawn out process. Just get the frozen stuff and thaw it out, it tastes great and saves a load of time! Roll the Puff Pastry out on a flat surface and then cut it into squares. You can cut the squares into any sized shapes you like, just be aware that we\u2019re filling the Pastry with Pulled Pork, so you\u2019ll need to ensure there\u2019s enough space for the filling to be completely encased with Puff Pastry Then, scoop a ball of Pulled Pork and squeeze it tight. You want the Pork to be as compact as possible when it goes onto the Puff Pastry. This will ensure an abundance of filling in y our Pulled Pork Empanadas, which is what everyone wants! Brush two sides of the Puff Pastry with Egg Wash, which will help the Pastry to stick. Then, fold the square over the filling to form a triangle shape and then crimp the edges to seal. Crimping is simply pressing the two sides of the Pastry together and folding them slightly in on itself to seal it up nicely Repeat this process to create as many Pulled Pork Empanadas as you like. 3 \u00bd lbs. of Pulled Pork will yield a LOT of Empanadas, so you can always use any leftover Pork to make Pulled Pork Tacos<\/a>. Brush all the remaining Egg Wash over the Empanadas then place them on a large sheet pan lined with Foil. Bake for 20 \u2013 25 minutes, or until the Pastry turns golden brown and they\u2019re all done! If you\u2019re cooking for a large group there may not be any Empanadas remaining, but if there\u2019s only a few of you then this recipe is guaranteed to produce a lot of leftovers. What I recommend doing is only bake the Empanadas you plan on eating. The remaining ones can be wrapped up in foil and then placed in the freezer They\u2019ll keep for ages in the freezer, making for a tasty and easy to prepare meal when you\u2019re a little hungry. Simply remove them from the Freezer and allow to thaw out a little bit. Enough so you can add some Egg Wash to them before baking. They\u2019ll take a little longer to cook from frozen, so just keep an eye on them until that Pastry turns a beautiful golden brown color and they\u2019re done
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Forming the Empanadas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Batch cook a load of Pulled Pork Empanadas and freeze what you don\u2019t eat for later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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