I am Bridget's Complete Lack of Self Control

Guess what, chicken butts! I have already failed the paleo challenge. Are you shocked? Not if you know me. I'll tell you what. When sitting across the table from a plate of piping-hot, greasy poutine at Euclid Hall, after downing a few glasses of wine during a My Morning Jacket show at Red Rocks, with your loving boyfriend helpfully forgetting about a thing called a paleo challenge and offering up some duck gravy covered goodness, homegirl's gonna reach over for some forkfuls.

BUT that doesn't mean I am totally off the wagon, I've had a pretty good week otherwise. I made this recipe last night and it's delicious. Tom, the aforementioned boyfriend, is not paleo so I made him some sesame pancakes to go along with it. I ate mine over shredded cabbage and it was daaamn good.

I used this recipe as a base for the meal. Slow-Cooked Coconut Ginger Pork, a very good start! I am terrible at taking pictures so this is not the terrific step by step tutorial you might be expecting.

 

Mark's Daily Apple Recipe: Slow-Cooked Coconut Ginger Pork

• 3 to 4 pound boneless pork butt/shoulder roast
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 onion, peeled and cut into 8 chunks
• 1/2 can of coconut milk
• Lime wedges for garnish (use 3 or 4 limes total)

PLUS
1/2 small head each: red and green cabbage
sriracha sauce
scallions
sesame pancakes

Rub the spices on the little slab of piggy. Stick the ginger all up in the pork and place pork inside the slow cooker. Cover with the onion. Dump coconut milk on top. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
So easy, right? And the longer the better regarding pork cooking time! The pork will break down and get downright nasty tender.
I left it in the slow cooker while I was at work and came home to a kitchen perfumed with the sweet sweet action of coconut and pork gettin busy.

Break the pork up in the bowl of the slow cooker. It will bear a strange resemblance to baby poop, but looks are deceiving.

Shred yo' cabbage if you're going paleo, and then dump some pork, scallions, lime juice, and sriracha on top. Like so:

Or turn it into an Asian wrap (or three) like Tom did:

Well ain't that a bitch, I just looked and it turns out SUGAR is the second ingredient in sriracha sauce. It pays to read labels, people. Sugar is not paleo-approved. Another challenge failure!

damn it.

Here is a fraction of the kitchen aftermath you will be left with. Worth it! You will have a ton of meat left over. Lunches for days.

So, that's my first recipe to share. I know, you're underwhelmed. Too bad! Good thing this is FREE to read, huh? Stop whining. I'll improve with practice.