Chili & Brown Sugar Shredded Pork

Spicy sweet!

•2-3 Pound pork roast
•1/4 Cup packed brown sugar
•1 Tbsp. chile powder
•1 Tbsp. garlic powder
•1 Tbsp. ground cumin
•1 Tbsp. kosher salt
•1 Tbsp. Smoked paprika
•1 Tsp. onion powder
•½ Tsp. cayenne pepper


Mix together all of your dry ingredients and rub it into the roast, covering the entire thing. You may have to go over it a couple times to get all of the rub on there. Roast the meat in a ceramic dish, covered with foil and a lid, for 1 hour at 400°. Reduce the temperature to 300° and continue cooking for about 3 hours. Remove it from the oven and shred with two forks. This makes really great sandwiches or serve with potatoes and a green veggie...or be like me and just eat it plain.

Easy Oven Kahlua Pork

Make this for dinner guests, and they'll swear you brought home take-out.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Total Time: 4 Hours

•2-4 Lb. pork roast
•1 Tbsp. liquid smoke
•2 Tbsp. water
•1 Tbsp. kosher salt
•1 Tsp. freshly grated ginger (optional)

In a roasting pan or ceramic baking dish, mix your liquid smoke, water, and optional ginger (I find that without ginger this tastes just like the hawaiian restaurants', but I love the flavor with it added). Roll your roast around in the mix, then rub the salt into the meat. With your roast in the roasting pan, tightly cover the pan with foil and cook for 1 hour at 400°, then reduce the temperature down to 300° and continue cooking for 3 hours. Remove the pork from the oven and shred with 2 forks, and serve over rice.

I also make a sauce that I serve with this dish...I'm not sure how traditional it is, but it I think it goes perfectly.

•½ Cup of your favorite bbq sauce
•1 Tbsp. soy sauce
•3 Tbsp. pineapple juice
•1 Tsp. freshly grated ginger
•1 Small clove freshly grated garlic

Mix all the ingredients together, and chill until ready to serve.