June 18, 2009
Pork in Grapefruit BBQ Sauce with Nopalitos
Philippe, Tucson CSA
This is the recipe that was featured at the solar cooking demo of June 19, 2009
2-3 pounds beef pork roast
3 nopales, despined
BBQ sauce: Mix together:
1 pint grapefruit marmalade (you can use apricot preserve instead)
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon mole pipian rojo powder
1 tablespoon olive oil
Cut pork roast in 1 inch slices.
Place meat and BBQ sauce in a slow cooker and cook overnight. Or cook in solar oven for 4-6 hours at 250 F.
Remove the meat from the cooker and shred with two forks. Remove fatty bits.
Steam or boil the nopales for 15 minutes. Drain, rinse, let cool, and cut into small diamond shaped pieces.
Add cooked nopales to meat.
Serve with warm tortillas and rice.