Fireman Bobs Slow Cooked Pork Shank My Way Recipes

FIREMAN BOB'S CROCK POT SPICY SLOPPY JOES MY WAY

Steps:

• 1. Cook the beef and pork together in a stock pot over medium-high heat until well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Drain off any fat.
• 2. Combine the beef, soup, green peppers, red peppers, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, onions, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic,vinegar, brown sugar and black pepper, canned tomatoes in a 7 quart Crock Pot.
• 3. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours* or until the vegetables are tender. Divide the beef mixture among the buns. Enjoy!!!!!!

FIREMAN BOB'S PIGS IN A BLANKET MY WAY...

Steps:

• 1. Begin by removing the core from the cabbage heads, cut heads in half, place cabbage in a LARGE stock pot and simmer on low heat till cabbage becomes par-boiled and pliable. DO NOT OVER COOK the cabbage. Remove from water and set aside.
• 2. In a LAGRE Dutch Oven, place ground beef, ground pork, onions, paprika, red pepper flakes, 2 beef bouillon cubes, celery powder, salt, black pepper, and parsley, sauté till meat is browned and onions are translucent. When meat is browned, pour 1 cup tomato juice and all the cooked rice into mixture. Take half of a bag of the sour kraut and add to the meat mixture.
• 3. Allow entire mixture to reduce. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Once reduced, and cooled, add 8 ounces of the cream cheese and combine to stiffen the mixture.
• 4. At this point, You want the mixture to be a thick consistency mixture in order to place in the cabbage.
• 5. Begin assembling the " Pigs " by placing 1 to 2 tablespoons of mixture on a cabbage leaf and rolling and folding the meat inside and, if needed, push a toothpick through to hold closed.
• 6. Once You have all the meat mixture in cabbage leaves and rolled, set aside.
• 7. Place the rest of the sour kraut and remaining cream cheese in a bowl and combine thoroughly. Take your LARGE Dutch Oven and place enough sour kraut on the bottom to give a thin layer for the " Pigs " as a " nesting " bed. Place the " Pigs " on top of the sour kraut " bed " one layer deep at a time, add more sour kraut/cream cheese mixture on top of each layer,. Place the diced tomatoes on each layer as You " build ", continue to layer in the Dutch Oven till You have all the " Pigs " placed.
• 8. If You haven't already done so, pour the rest of the tomato juice in the Dutch Oven, and add enough water to cover entire contents with 1 inch above the last layer of " Pigs " !!
• 9. Cover the Dutch Oven, place in the oven and cook for 3 hours at 350 degrees. Serve with a nice Salad and your favorite Crusty Bread. ENJOY !!!

FIREMAN BOB'S SLOW COOKED PORK SHANK MY WAY...

Steps:

• 1. Have Crock pot heating while preparing the rest...
• 2. On the " fat " layer on the shank, make " diamond " cuts deep enough to just split the skin.
• 3. Heat the oil over high heat. Add the shank and cook a minute or two on each side until browned. Remove and set aside.
• 4. In a pan, drop the heat to medium, sauté the garlic, fennel, carraway seeds with salt till garlic begins to show color. Add the pork to the Crock pot, add tomatoes, wine, chicken stock, Italian parsley, basil, oragano, and red pepper flakes. Cover and seal with foil, and place lid and slow cook for 5 hours
• 5. Cook for 6 hours on low, turn the shank at 30 minute intervals. In the last 20 minutes of cooking, uncover the meat, turn it again, The pork is done when the meat pulls easily away from the bone. Serve with pasta and crusty bread and butter.
• 6. ENJOY !!!