Cochon De Lait (Cajun Pulled, Smoked Pork) Recipe

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Cochon De Lait (Cajun Pulled, Smoked Pork)
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
797
Calories
Total time
5040
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp cajun seasoning
  • 4 garlic cloves, slivered, you want lots of
  • 1 lemon , juice of
  • 1 lemon , zest of
  • 1 large orange , juice of
  • 1 large orange , zest of
  • 2 1/2 tbsp crab boil
  • 1/4 cup cane syrup (can sub dark karo)
  • 1/2 tsp tabasco sauce
  • 3/4 cup olive oil

Directions:

  1. Rub meat with salt and pepper and put in a large zip lock bag over night in fridge to cure.
  2. Next day, rinse and make several slits all over and stud with garlic slivers and rub with a good amount of Cajun seasoning.
  3. Put the meat in the bag, mix the rest of the ingredients in a glass bowl and pour over the meat.
  4. Seal and put in the fridge for two days, turning a couple of times a day.
  5. Remove from fridge and let stand till the chill is off.
  6. Dump everything in a crockpot and cook on low overnight.
  7. Pull the meat out and trim off fat, and shred the meat or tear it into chunks.
  8. Let the liquid cook down a little, and add the meat back into the pot.
  9. Serve this on Pistolets, or french bread cut about 6 inches long, or any other crusty bread.
  10. Dress it with a good cole slaw.
  11. It's hard to say how much this will make, for sandwiches it depends on how large your rolls are, and how much filling you use, but it is a good amount and it freezes well.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 797.43 Kcal (3339 kJ)
Calories from fat 456.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50.68g 78%
Cholesterol 226.75mg 76%
Sodium 2620.47mg 109%
Potassium 1526.29mg 32%
Total Carbs 13.07g 4%
Sugars 7.61g 30%
Dietary Fiber 1.99g 8%
Protein 72.78g 146%
Vitamin C 45.2mg 75%
Iron 4.6mg 26%
Calcium 100.3mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 156.73 Kcal (656 kJ)
Calories from fat 89.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.96g 78%
Cholesterol 44.57mg 76%
Sodium 515.04mg 109%
Potassium 299.99mg 32%
Total Carbs 2.57g 4%
Sugars 1.5g 30%
Dietary Fiber 0.39g 8%
Protein 14.31g 146%
Vitamin C 8.9mg 75%
Iron 0.9mg 26%
Calcium 19.7mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.8
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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