Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A little more cowbell...

is necessary for leftovers!
(sorry, it's 'cuz of the Olympics!)

The shoulder/butt (did we ever decide what that is??) thang from Sunday provided two Large chunks for future dinners...one's in the freezer and one's in our tums!

I turned the chunk into filling for a bbq chopped pork sandwich, made a salad and settled in for another eve of hockey, etc. (Didja see that goal that went right through - yes, THROUGH - the netting for Canada? It was a first for me too.)

Details?
Here goes:

Sandwich-
-French half a red onion, yup it was the other half from the previous night, and saute in about 2T olive oil.
-While that's browning, almost to carmelizing, cube/chop up the roast (half-inch cubes-ish)...got about 4 cups out of that chunk...and add to the onions to heat through.
-Pour in about a cup of bottled bbq sauce and swish a splash of dark rum (bourbon/beer/whiskey/water/etc) into the bottle to get out all the sauce and into the pan. You might need up to a quarter cup more water as the meat heats to keep a sauce going.
-Split a ciabatta longitudinally and after toasting lightly under the broiler, line each side of the bread with slices of asiago cheese (my bread took about 8 slices) and pop back under the broiler to gently melt.
-Pile the meat & onion mixture onto one side of the bread, close it up and slice to your heart's content.

Salad-
-Toss a bag o'spring mix salad into a bowl; throw in about 8 chopped up cornichons, about a third cup diced roasted red peppers, juice of a third of a lemon, half t granulated garlic, pinch salt, heavy grind or 3 of black pepper, 2T olive oil...have your eldest toss.

That, the martini, the 'Please' apology and the hockey game combined to help me forget to do my part of the taxes. Sorry John!

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