I call this Haram Shepherds Pie...a tasty bastardization of multiple food cultures.
A month ago I bought a pork shoulder for cheap, seasoned it with salt, MSG, and Lebanese 7 spice and roasted it for ~8 hours in a 275 degree oven before shredding it. I vacuum sealed and froze most of it in 1 lb increments. This is the haram part, as pork is against Islamic food law.
I came up with the idea based on whatever we had on hand: pork from the freezer, some carrots, cauliflower, celery, frozen peas, garlic, Aleppo pepper, hyssop thyme, tomato paste, Pinot grigio, chicken stock, and some Yukon gold potatoes. Because I'm kinda lazy, I used Wondra to make the gravy and sliced the potatoes so I didn't have to make the mash.
Best part of it all is that this is "diet food". 600 calories per serving (1/5 of the pan).
A month ago I bought a pork shoulder for cheap, seasoned it with salt, MSG, and Lebanese 7 spice and roasted it for ~8 hours in a 275 degree oven before shredding it. I vacuum sealed and froze most of it in 1 lb increments. This is the haram part, as pork is against Islamic food law.
I came up with the idea based on whatever we had on hand: pork from the freezer, some carrots, cauliflower, celery, frozen peas, garlic, Aleppo pepper, hyssop thyme, tomato paste, Pinot grigio, chicken stock, and some Yukon gold potatoes. Because I'm kinda lazy, I used Wondra to make the gravy and sliced the potatoes so I didn't have to make the mash.
Best part of it all is that this is "diet food". 600 calories per serving (1/5 of the pan).
