Those 99-cent Boston butt pork roasts are hard to walk past when I spy them on sale at my local Harris Teeter, and then I cannot ignore the draw of Cuban pulled pork, based on a recipe for Cuban lechón asado. Cooked low and slow overnight in the crockpot, shredded and re-sauced early afternoon, adjusted as need be with seasonings and stirring, the tender succulent strands and morsels are a mounded marvel by the time they sit upon homemade burger buns. There was plenty of homemade Mexican chipotle street taco BBQ sauce with which to adorn it all. That's how we did dinner last Sunday evening with six good friends sharing time together.
I'd gotten a jump on our usual creamy avocado lime sauce by making a version of it the previous evening to go with salads. Still, I thought it needed a bit of a boost in flavor, so a bit more garlic, a splash more of fresh lime juice, a couple more scallions, plus a dreamer's wish all went into it before it became the dressing for our fresh-baked buns.
All the messy winter weather we'd had in January and early February had kept our happy crew of RoHo regulars from getting together, and it was—as always—a delightful reunion that Sunday night.
Adapted from "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]
Mexican Coleslaw assembled using:
- Base Recipe: "Mexican Coleslaw," from Christin Mahrlig of SpicySouthernKitchen.com. [Published 08 August 2017]
- Add-In Ideas: "Mexican Coleslaw with Spicy Lime Vinaigrette," from princessmommie on Food.com. [Printed 10 August 2018 from GeniusKitchen.com]
- Seasoning Mix: "Homemade Chili and Taco Seasoning," from Jamie Lothridge of MyBakingAddiction.com. [Published 03 February 2011]
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