FOODxCORE.....Sweet Chili Pulled Pork

Sweet Chili Pulled Pork is a working title.So when getting ready to prepare this unless your neighborhood market has a real meat counter find a real meat market who actually know something about meat. I personally visit Glick;s in Visalia,,CA or The Meat Market in Fresno,CA. There is something about going to a meat market that has a staff that knows about what cuts of meat are what but more importantly selling meat that has been cut there in house....Enjoy!!

After cooking for almost 12 hours...There were no leftovers!

 
Ingredients:
1 T oil
2 chopped onions
6 minced garlic cloves
1 T chili powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
12 oz chili sauce (1 small bottle)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 T Worcestershire
3 lb. pork shoulder






Supplies:
Crockpot
Small Sauce Pan

Saute the onions in the oil until soft. Add garlic, chili powder, and pepper and cook another minute or so. Add chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Heat till boiling stirring constantly.

Put the pork shoulder in the crockpot and pour the sauce over it. Cover and cook on low 12 hours or on high 6 hours, until pork is basically falling apart.(Leave it in a little longer, it will not hurt anything). Shred the meat with a pair of forks and return to the pot and keep warm in the sauce. Serve over buns on a pile of steamed rice.

This makes a LOT of pork but I have found that if I am making it for a show there is not going to be anything left. In the off chance you have leftover you can freeze it for later!

6 lbs. of pork shoulder at 7 am!!

Now hipsters have there own little corner of the planet!

To all you guys still wearing your sisters pants, eyeglasses that I wore when I was in the 4th (I had to wear em and it was not to be cool), ya flat iron your hair more then not and you just kind of look like you asking for a butt kicking. Girls wearing leggings and cardigan sweats that belonged to your grandpa and for some reason the exact same glasses. Do not forget the fixed gear bikes that crowd around the the local starbucks.

So Travel + Leisure recently released a list of Hipster friendly cities. First here is Tavel + Leisure's definition of a hipster "A smirking attitude toward mainstream institutions means they tend to frequent cool, often idiosyncratic restaurants, shops, and bars—the same kinds of venues that appeal to travelers looking for what they can't find at home." My definition are just people that annoy the crap out me at shows.

So here is the top 10 Hipster friendly towns cities:
1. Seattle, WA
2. Portland, OR
3. San Francisco, CA
4. New Orleans, LA
5. Portland, ME
6. Providence, RI
7. Austin, TX
8. San Juan, PR
9. Philadelphia, PA
10. Denver, CO

Frankie The Barber presents....FOODxCORE

I am really happy to be doing this show because anytime I can do a show to get kids in our community to think about something other then themselves it is a good thing!!

Leaders (Facedown Records)
Darasuum (Riverside, CA)
Farooq (Fresno)
Hands On Deck (Visalia)
special guest

Cost is 7 bucks (5 bucks with donation of 2 or more non perishable food items). Below is a list of food items we are looking for.

Dinuba Youth Center
214 South L St.
Dinuba,Ca 93618

Meals in a can (stew, chili, soup)
Tuna and canned meat
Peanut butter
Canned foods with pop-top lids
Low-sugar cereals
100% fruit juices in single serving boxes
Canned fruit packed in juice

Sunday Night....Food Truck Night

So it is Sunday night and that means family time in front of the t.v. watchng The Great Food Truck Race (Sunday at 9 pm on the Food Network). So I figured that tonight would be the best night to post tonight blog.

On Tuesday as already written @BethDoesHair and I were in Los Angeles and we were going to head home but made a change of plans when we caught wind the Grill Em All truck was going to be in Northridge,CA at what is called Din Din A Go Go.

BEAST- Grill Em All Truck-Northridge,CA

So we got to Northridge a little early (Din Din A Go Go started at6:30) and the trucks were already showing up  but none had opened yet. Tables and chairs were being set up as all the trucks were pulling in (I think I counted 10 trucks setting up). As son as we go parked went straight for the Grill Em All line and as the line grew all I see are people showing up and hanging out like it is a weekly ritual for some of these people. I told beth what I wanted and then wandered around just to get an idea of what kind of trucks had shown up.....I was amazed!! I told Beth next time we come down to LA I am going to bring enough cash to eat at as many trucks as I can.

MOLLY HATCHET-Grill Em All

This was the second time Beth and I had eaten at Grill Em All. Our Valentine's Day Dinner was spent in LA at a food truck meet up (romantic huh). My goal is to get through their whole menu but I could only get dinner for Beth and I. This time around I had the Waste Em All with fries and a garlic aoli. So the bun reminded me of a potatoe roll, onions were soaked in beer and really sweet and had these green chili's and a pepperjjack cheese. The burger was so good. Then there was the Molly Hatchet.(beth ordered this)....It is like breakfast in a burger. Same kind of bun but it had bacon, mape syrup and a seared fennel sausage gravy. You heard me correct..Seared Fennel sausage gravy!!! I was so full but I will be honest I could of eaten more because there was so much good food in trucks.

Enjoy the pictures of some of the other trucks that were there. This is a trend that I am hoping will not fade away because the idea of suck good food coming out of a truck makes me very happy!!

WASTE EM ALL-
Grill Em All

Grill Em All Menu