Smoked a 8 1/2 pound pork shoulder and a 6 1/2 pound chicken. Pulled both pork and chicken and shredded and combined the to for a family project. My daughter and son in-law spread masa and on corn husks then fill and wrap to make tamales. Between the chicken and pork finished got 10 lbs. of finished meat.
Taking a break from peeling a bushel of Hatch Green Chilis and a half a bushel of Pueblo Big Jim Chilis. My back is killing me from bending over the counter and sink, but it will be worth it when I have vacuum sealed Green Chilis through the winter. Making a batch of Colorado Pork Green Chili on Wednesday with about 3 pounds of them. It’s great for smothered burritos, enchiladas, eggs, meat loaf, roasted chicken…well, just about anything.
Love them roasted on the barbie with broiled Prosciutto wrapped around asparagus and stuffed inside with cream cheese. (Where is the ‘chef doing a magnificent mouth puckering kiss’ emoji?)
This is the second shoulder I’ve done in two weeks. When the first went into the tamales I knew I had to make one for me to eat solo. It made some nice sandwiches. The prices dropped in the last week to $1.45 a pound. Too cheap to pass up. I have two friends on chemo so the rest will go them.