A gathering of the core Roediger House crew is always going to be an outstanding evening, and last Sunday night was no exception. Once we'd made our plans, I took happy note of its coincidence with a nice sale on Boston Butt pork shoulders, because I think we've all come to rather enjoy opportunities for Cuban lechón asado, with a simply-assembled slow cooker approach for the pork itself. All the other things are where the time investment comes in, but it's so easy to spread across the whole day the various components that bring this feast together. The lime sauce, the lime crema, and the Mexican coleslaw base, for instance, can be mixed up in the morning. The Mexican chipotle barbecue sauce is a mid-day endeavor.
I can knock out the burger buns mid-afternoon so that they've had time to cool before setting up the full buffet for dinner service. Shredding the pork and saucing it for its final couple of hours leaves plenty of time to finish the coleslaw before folks begin arriving. It ends up being a fantastic meal to please all palates, which seemed again to be the case as we ended that previous weekend on a high note.
"Slow Cooker Cuban Lechón Asado," from Cory Fernandez of TheKitchn.com. [Published 10 December 2022]
"Beautiful Burger Buns," from Ellen "Moomie" Dorsey of King Arthur Baking. See also the accompanying blog post, "Burger Buns with a Beautiful Backstory," by PJ Hamel. [Published 28 June 2021]
"Mexican Chipotle Street Taco BBQ Sauce," a Roediger House original recipe. [First Made 08 May 2023]
"Cilantro Lime Sauce," from Alexa Blay of Key to My Lime. [Published 04 September 2019]. This time I also incorporated some Mexican Crema (recipe noted below).
Mexican Coleslaw assembled using:
- Base Recipe: "Mexican Coleslaw," from Christin Mahrlig of SpicySouthernKitchen.com. [Published 08 August 2017]
- "Mexican Crema," from Elaine Benoit of DishesDelish.com. [Published 28 April 2022]
- "Copycat Taco Bell Quesadilla Sauce," from Alexa Blay of Key to My Lime. [Published 29 April 2019]
- Seasoning Mix: "Homemade Chili and Taco Seasoning," from Jamie Lothridge of MyBakingAddiction.com. [Published 03 February 2011]
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