On days when you need to get dinner to the table in a hurry with minimal effort you need to think slow…..as in slow cooker!  Dinner cooks while you are off doing other things and when you get home after that long busy day, the house already smells like dinner!  How awesome is that??

In anticipation of a hectic evening (or two) this week I decided to make my Tex Mex Slow Cooker Shredded Pork.  It takes about 10 minutes to make the sauce, then you let the pork marinate 12-24 hours before putting everything in the slow cooker so it can do its thing.  Eight to ten hours later pork comes out falling part, tender and juicy.  

I love this recipe beause it is so versitile.  You can serve the pork just as is, add BBQ sauce or add the shredded pork into other dishes like tacos.   Give it a try and let me know what you think.

Sassy Tex-Mex Slow Cooker Shredded Pork

Prep: 15 minutes  -  Marinade: 12-24 hours  - Cook time: 8-10 hours

• 5 – 6 lb. pork shoulder roast
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1  medium white or yellow onion, medium diced
• 2 jalapenos, seeded and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
• Juice from 1 large Texas ruby red grapefruit
• 2 chipotle peppers packed in adobo sauce
• 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon salt
• Handful of cilantro
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

 Place 2 tablespoons in a medium skillet.  Heat to medium-high.  Add diced onions and saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add jalapenos and garlic.  Stir and saute an additional 4-5 minutes.

Place sautéed onions, jalapenos, and garlic into a food processor.  Add grapefruit juice, chipotle peppers, ancho chili powder, smoked paprika, ground cumin, coriander seeds, salt, cilantro and 2 tablespoons olive oil.  Pulse until fully blended.

Place pork shoulder roast into a large plastic baggie.  Pour in the marinade.  Refrigerate to marinade for 12-24 hours.

Pour pork and marinade into a slow cooker into a slow cooker with fat side up.  Cook on low heat for 8- 10 hours.

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