Pulled pork lettuce wraps

Playing on the lawn while daddy is trail running

Originally tonight I was going to make this chipotle peach chicken, but it had to marinate overnight or for 6-8 hours. Since we ate dinner so late Tuesday night, I was too tired to make my marinade & knew that there wouldn't be enough time after work to make it, so I needed to come up with something else. I didn't want something with too many leftovers since we are leaving Thursday night for Colorado and won't be home until late Sunday night. I also wanted something fast as Dave & I were going trail running (10 hill sprints) after he got off work which meant another late dinner. Oh well - it'll be worth it! :) 

As I was getting ready for bed, it dawned on me that I had a pulled pork in the freezer that I had made before Jaedyn was born. Perfect! Pull it out & let it unthaw, and then all I have to do is buy some lettuce wraps and bam! Easy dinner done in seconds :)   I also decided to have some sweet potatoes with it too since we need some more carbs with our races in two/three days. I pulled out the handy dandy crockpot and put them in on low for 5 hours. 

When we got home, we reheated the meat, put in on the lettuce wraps, and topped them with the leftover avocado slaw from the night before and some salsa. Oh boy were they ever good. Definitely hit the spot! You could also serve this pork over cauliflower rice, quinoa, bed of lettuce, or just eat it on its own. :) 

Adobo pulled pork

Ingredients:    

• 1.75 lb lean pork center loin
• 1/3 cup coconut aminos (gluten free use tamari)
• 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 6 ground peppercorns
• 4 - 6 bay leaves
• 1 jalapeño, chopped (optional)
• 2 tbsp chopped scallions, for garnish

Directions:

Place pork, coconut aminos, vinegar, water, garlic, peppercorns and bay leaves (jalapeño if using) in the crock pot; cover and set to low heat 6 to 8 hours turning over half way through cooking.

Remove the pork, shred with two forks and put it back in the crock pot for one more hour to let the flavor get into the meat. Discard bay leaves and serve it how you like :) 

Not sure why its blurry, but it is. Also there is no sweet potato because I was so hungry after our run, I scarfed that down while I fed Jaedyn her sweet potato. 

Jaedyn loves her sweet potatoes! 

Recipe is from: 

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/08/slow-cooker-filipino-adobo-pulled-pork.html?m=1