Had mine with Guac and a Salad

Wow, this dinner was absolutely amazing! It was so easy too that it is almost criminal. I am going to put myself out of a job posting easy recipes like this. Anyways, here is a quick easy and to die for meal form your crockpot that I know you all pulled out after reading this post.

Ingredients:

1 large Pork butt

1 can (8 oz) of El Pato Mexican hot sauce. Or make your own, it is basically just tomato puree, water, chiles, garlic and onions.

Directions:

1. Put the pork butt in your crockpot/slow cooker.

2. Pour the sauce over it.

3. Leave in the crockpot on low to medium for 20-24 hours.

4. Using tongs, pull the pork apart and stir in the cooker. It should fall apart almost on its own. (if your pork is not flavorful enough for you at this point, you can add a little extra garlic, onion or salt).

5. Serve and enjoy!

This is absolutely delicious with a little bit of your homemade guacamole!

Yes, I actually have 3 crockpots

There aren’t many easier ways to cook than with a crockpot. You can also make some darn good meals with the sucker. So dust off your crockpot, or if you don’t have one… go buy one! We will be having many recipes on the site going forward that are going to require a crockpot as my wife is a master with it.

Advantages of crockpot cooking:
1. A crockpot doesn’t require constant babysitting. Just leave it be and go do all the other crap you have to get done. The crockpot will take care of your meal for you.
2. A crockpot will tenderize and soften meat for you so go ahead and use that cheaper tougher cut!
3. It is hard to burn a meal using a crockpot.
4. You a fan of stews, soups, shredded meats? A crockpot is a must have.
5. The longer cooking times mean better distribution of flavors! Yum yum and yum.
6. A crockpot leaves the stove and oven open and available for anything else you might want to cook up. Primal Peach Patties for dessert anyone?

I am sure there are some other advantages that I missed out on in there but that is a good start. Around the SoG’s house we mostly use our crockpot for green chile stew, chilli’s and no tortilla tortilla soup! Stay tuned for some of these delicious SoG creations but here is a simple little crockpot recipe to get you started:

Primal Cabbage Rolls (SoG adapted recipe. Original recipe has unknown origin and was not primal)
Ingredients:
12 large cabbage leaves
1 1/2 lbs ground beef or lamb
1 can tomato paste (6 oz.)
3/4 cups water
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. leaf thyme

Directions:
1. Boil 4 cups water. Turn off heat.
2. Soak washed cabbage leaves in water for 5 minutes then drain and cool.
3. Combine ground meat, salt, pepper, and thyme.
4. Place 2 tablespoons meat mixture on each leaf and roll firmly.
5. Stack rolls in the crockpot.
6. Combine tomato paste and water then pour over stuffed cabbage.
7. Cover and Cook on low setting for 8 – 10 hours.
8. Enjoy!

What are your favorite uses of the crockpot?