Sunday, October 20, 2013

#1,101: Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Barbacoa

Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of this!

This recipe was supposed to be made with pork, but I had so much chicken that I figured I'd just substitute that instead.  This is pretty sweet but not too bad.  This recipe got mixed reviews from our family.  Brian and Allison enjoyed it, but the rest of us weren't huge fans. 
Maybe it was because we used chicken instead of the pork but I highly doubt that would have made that much of a difference.

For the marinade:
2.5 pounds pork loin roast, fat trimmed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 ounce coke zero
1/4 cup brown sugar (unpacked)
1/4 cup water

Step two:
8 ounce coke zero
6 oz can sliced green chilies
8 ounce tomato sauce
1 chipotle chili in adobo sauce
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp cumin
1/8 tsp chipotle chili powder
1/3 cup unpacked brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Mix together the salt, pepper, coke zero, and brown sugar.  You can place the roast with this marinade into the crockpot or gallon size bag and let it marinate overnight or for at least two hours.
Take the pork out of the fridge and add 1/4 cup water to the marinade.  Cook on low 4-6 hours or high 3-4.  The pork should be able to shred very easily with fork.
Drain all liquids and shred the pork with two forks.  Mix ingredients for step 2.  The coke zero, green chilies, tomato sauce, chipotle chili, garlic powder, cumin, chipotle chili powder, brown sugar, and salt and pepper to taste.  Mix with the shredded pork and continue cooking for an hour.

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