Not that kind of blog - recipe post (get your mind outta the gutter)

I know.  It’s not REALLY math.  I could futz with you and talk about measurements and all that jazz – but really, I just like this SUPER SIMPLE roast.  And when I cooked it for my dad last month he said it tasted like something from a restaurant.  Which is, quite possibly, the nicest thing anyone’s ever said about my cooking.

So.  With pictures, I bring you – Nerdmommathfun’s Salsa Pork Roast

You start with a jar of this. Sweet and smoky – I think I dated this rub in college. Only it was named Nate. And the rub part makes this comment more than a little creepy. Sorry.	You also need one of these. And I need a manicure. Ugh.
Several tablespoons of the rub go on and under the meat. You need more than you think you do. Honest. Notice the foil – that’ll be important in a minute. The blender, on the other hand will not. Unless you like kale smoothies. Nomnomnom.	The foil-wrapped meat and rub goes in the crockpot on high for 4 hours. And then on “warm” for as long as it takes you to get the kid down for a nap, fold a load of laundry, check twitter, and eat a bowl of soup standing up. (AKA warm until you can get to it.)
While the crockpot is on indefinite warm, chop up an onion and sautee it in a few tablespoons of olive oil. If you had a non-mushy green pepper, that is great here too. I very rarely have non-mushy green peppers.	Shred up the pork in its juices – most people would use two forks. I, on the other hand, used a chopstick and a baby fork. That’s how I roll. (Yes, I needed to do dishes – but that’s rude of you to point out.)
Dump one of these into the sauteeing onions. Yes, dump is a technical cooking term – again, don’t be rude.	Add the pork and juices to the salsa and onion – simmer for a half hour or more. If I’m feeling ambitious I use this to fill tamales. Usually I just serve it over rice and beans. Occasionally I eat it standing over the stove with a fork. Your call.

Enjoy

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