Spicy Shredded Beef Sandwiches

 I love to use my Cusinart pressure cooker. I know there are a lot of great pressure cookers out there. It never fails. When I cook meat in it. It always leaves the meat so tender. If you don't have a pressure cooker you can just put this recipe in a crock pot. The whole grain rolls were an added bonus instead of using the store bought. They were all gone by the end of the night. I made them into small rolls this time. Loved how cute they looked. It was a fun change. It was a yummy meal. I served it with fresh vegetables and fruit. I have found my family really enjoys homemade rolls and they are so easy.

Whole grain roll recipe

2 T. Dry Yeast
5 T. coconut oil
2 C. warm water
1 T honey
5-6 C Spelt flour or whole grain flour 
2 tsp salt

Makes about 20-24 small rolls

1.  Pour  oil, water, and honey in a small bowl let sit for 10 min until it starts to bubble. Then pour into mixing bowl. 
2.. Then knead in flour 1 cup at a time. The dough should be slightly sticky. Knead 4-5 min. if using spelt flour. (It is not a good idea to over mix spelt flour.) 
3,Rub oil all over the dough. Place in bowl and cover with a towel. Let rise till double. 
4. Rub oil on your hands. Form into balls for rolls. Bake at 350 10-15 min. Until light golden. 
5.  Rub a little butter on top. Yum! 

Spicy Shredded Beef

3 to 4 lb  chuck roast
1 1/2 c water
1 onion sliced in thin slices
2 tsp salt
3 T steak seasoning 
1 T chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
2 jalapeño chopped up fine
5 tomatillos *optional add a great flavor

Directions

1. Place meat in pressure cooker or crockpot. Pour in everything else on top of the meat. 
2. Turn the pressure cooker on high pressure for 99 min. Let pressure release on its own. 
3. Then shred the meat with a fork and knife. It just falls apart.  Skim off the fat off the top. 
4. For crock pot put meat in the crock pot and pour the rest of the ingredients on top. Start in the morning and let cook for the day, or at least until tender about 4-6 hours. 
5. Skim off the fat and shred to meat with a fork and knife.  Enjoy a wonderful tasty meal.  

Easy Crock Pot Barbeque Pulled Chicken

Have you ever made your own barbecue sauce? I find it a fantastic alternative the most bottled sauces, which often contain high fructose corn syrup and/or preservatives. This recipe is extremely simple (and delicious!) despite the fact that you are making your sauce. Just mix together, throw into a crock pot, and wait. Crock pot meals are always fantastic because they won't heat up your kitchen like an oven, and they make your house smell amazing for hours.

Ingredients
1 can (8oz) tomato sauce
1/4 C honey
1/4 C apple cider vinegar
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp ground mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 white onion, chopped
2 large chicken breasts
rolls

Directions
1. In a large bowl, mix together tomato sauce, honey, vinegar, garlic, cumin, ground mustard, and salt.
2. Put chicken in the crock pot. Scatter onion pieces on the top, and then pour the sauce on top of that.
3. Turn crock pot on low for 8 hours. (Or high for 4 hours, if you're short on time.)
4. Scoop the chicken out of the crock pot and into a bowl. Shred it with 2 forks. Return the shredded chicken back into the crock pot and stir into the sauce.
5. Serve meat in rolls, sandwich style, directly before serving.

Serves 6

Pulled Pork Avocado Sandwiches

One of my friends, Nicole, has another great food blog that I love to check. Heat Oven to 350 is a great combination of goodies and delicious looking meals. I have to stop myself from making all the incredible cookies and treats that she makes. When I saw her recipe for Avocado Pulled Pork Sliders I knew that would be a recipe that we needed to try. I made a couple of changes, but it turned out great.

Beware, this will feed a small crowd.

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1 T olive oil

1 Tbsp dried onion

1 tsp garlic salt

2 cups apple juice
1/3 cup prepared barbecue sauce
2 lb boneless pork shoulder roast

2 loafs French bread

8 thin slices provolone cheese

2 ripe avocados, seeded, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
Green leaf lettuce

1. In a large bowl, mix together paprika, cumin, cinnamon, salt, pepper, olive oil, dried onion, garlic salt, apple juice, and barbecue sauce.

2. Place pork shoulder roast in slow cooker and pour sauce mixture over pork.

3. Cook for 4-6 hours in slow cooker on high until meat starts to fall apart. Shred with forks.

4. Turn oven on to broil. Slice French bread loaves in half. Lay slices of provolone cheese along one side of loaves. Put on cookie sheet and broil until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted.

5. Place a layer of avocado slices on the bread and then pile with meat and lettuce. Cut into slices and serve.

Delicious!