Pulled Root Beer Pork

Valentine's/birthday week was so great! On Wednesday the 10th, Rhys slept in until 8:20! That's gift enough! Grandma took me out to lunch at a delicious restaurant, and then the family went to Olive Garden and we all stuffed our faces! Friday, Justin and I went on a double date with my sister, Madison, and her new boyfriend to see a comedy sketch show at BYU, then we went to Pop 'N' Sweets for chocolate and floats. Yesterday, mom and dad went on a date, Madison and her boyfriend went on a date, so Justin and I decided to take Paige out with us (and Rhys) to dinner. Justin and I exchanged Valentine's Day presents: I got chocolate and a new amazing message ball and Justin got flavored peanuts and the Marvel Avenger's Encyclopedia. Today, we had a family dinner, including Madison's boyfriend. Justin decided to make some porck pot BBQ pork, and it was delicious. So, I'm going to let him take over now...

This is another sporadic recipe spawned by the generosity of Cave Tools.  This time, we were graced with their Meat Handling Claws.  Upon seeing these claws, my mind immediately went to pulled pork.  So here's the recipe:
Ingredients 4 lbs pork 20 oz root beer 1/4 c honey mustard 1/2 c BBQ sauce 1/4 c brown sugar lime juice ground mustard garlic salt all spice
Directions 1) Sprinkle ground mustard, garlic salt, and all spice on the pork and rub it in. 

2) In the crock pot, place the pork, and poor in the root beer, honey mustard, BBQ sauce, and a squeeze or two of lime juice.

3) Cook for about 3-3.5 hours on low.
4) Take the pork out and use Cave Tool's Meat Handling Claws to pull the pork apart. Place back in the pot.

5) Add in brown sugar and let it cook for another 3-3.5 hours on low.
6) Serve on or with bread. Enjoy!

**We received the Meat Handling Claws from Cave Tools in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are our own.**
So again, let me comment on the design of the claws.  They look like Wolverine claws. (They also feel like them too, haha) The claws are made from plastic, so I initially was uncertain about their strength, durability, and sharpness.  Man, was I wrong.  The grips on the handles are perfect and comfortable.  The claws never yielded upon use and the tips pierced through the meat flawlessly, cooked or raw.  Washing was very simple, they don't take up much space at all when stored, and are lighter than a wooden spoon.  Another very good product from Cave Tools.  Simple, light, deceptively effective, and rather fulfilling.  I mean, who wouldn't want to rip through hunks of meat with Wolverine claws?

You can purchase the Cave Tool Meat Handling Claws on Amazon or on the Cave Tool website.

Cave Tools is also offering the readers of The Morrell Tale 15% off a cave tool tenderizer on Amazon. Use promo code: MEOY47SI

Apple Braised Stuffed Porkchops

One day, my wife got a package in the mail.  It was a meat tenderizer from Cave Tools.  She handed it to me and told me "Make something with this."

So, tenderizer in hand, I went to the meat section at the local grocery store and started to fantasize about what I could do. I decided to go with pork chops, because 1.) they are delicious, 2.) it is a tougher and thicker and would really put this new tenderizer to the test. I went through the rest of the grocery store thinking about what could go well with it, and that combined with the fact that pork chops go well with apple and I had earlier bought a huge container of apple juice, this is what I came up with.

Ingredients

4 pork sirloin chops

1 cup of apple juice

2 handfuls of fresh spinach

3/4 cup of ricotta or queso fresco cheese

seasoning salt

lemon pepper

Directions

1) Season the chop with seasoning salt and lemon pepper. Use a Cave Tools meat tenderizer to pound it down to a 1/4 inch thick. Marinate the pork chops in apple juice for 2 hours.

2) Chop spinach and cook in butter. Cook each side of the pork for two minutes on medium heat. 

3) Put ricotta cheese on the chop, then sprinkle spinach in it. Roll it up and skewer it with a toothpick (to keep it rolled). Braise in applejuice covered with the lid on medium low heat for about fifteen minutes.

4) Enjoy!

** We received a Cave Tool meat tenderizer for free in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are our own.**

So, first off, let me compliment the design of the product.  Its simple, sleek, and the weight is very easy to work with.  It has surprisingly good leverage and requires very little strength to utilize. (I admit to punching a hole in the meat accidentally thinking I needed to apply a lot of pressure.)  Overall, it took no time at all to get the meat to the tenderness and thickness that I wanted, and cleaning was simple.  Very impressed with Cave Tool and I look forward to using them in the future (probably their BBQ skewers and rack). And it is dishwasher safe!

You can purchase the Cave Tool Meat Tenderizer on Amazon or on the Cave Tool website.

Cave Tools is also offering the readers of The Morrell Tale 15% off a cave tool tenderizer on Amazon. Use promo code: KRYLK4CT