Pulled pork

Coles leftover pulled pork nachos

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Coles leftover pulled pork nachos

So tonight’s Coles leftover pulled pork nachos is inspired by a friend on Twitter. Hilah Johnson is a blogger from Texas (although she now lives in California with husband Chris and son Flint). Hilah is best known for her YouTube channel “Hilah Cooking“. She has a spin off series called “put it in my mouth” which shows Hilah receiving snacks from fans from around the world and she reviews the food. Hilah also sells eBooks and I think her best ones are her taco books.

So this morning Hilah is tweeting about making nachos and that got me to thinking about how to use up some of my leftover pulled pork. I’ve had pulled pork with cheese between toasted raisin toast three times this week and as much as I like it I need to try something else. The comments on Instagram have been interesting. I reckon pork loves fruity sweetness (like apple sauce) and so the raisin toast is a perfect carrier for a pulled pork sandwich.

Ingredients

So here’s what you need for Coles leftover pulled pork nachos

  • Corn chips
  • Pulled pork
  • Cheese (I like Coon)
  • Red onion
  • Jalapeño pepper
  • Chilli
  • Spring onion
  • Barbecue sauce or whatever sauce you fancy

How to put it together

  1. Heat the oven to 200 °C (that’s 400 °F)
  2. Lay out the corn chips on a baking tray with some baking paper
  3. Place the leftover pulled pork on the chips
  4. I didn’t both removing any of the fatty bits, I figure the flavour is in the fat
  5. Add some red onion (aka Spanish onion and by Spanish I don’t mean Spanish)
  6. Add some grated cheese, I use Coon because I like Coon but you could use Coles tasty or any other cheddar cheese
  7. Drizzle over some barbecue (or if you can’t spell BBQ) sauce [would you believe in grade 6 I was marked incorrectly in a spelling test for using BBQ instead of barbecue]
  8. Bake for 10 minutes
  9. Add spring onions and chives and fresh chilli to taste
  10. Serve with caramelised onion
  11. Eat while watching the footy
Leftover pulled pork nachos with Coon cheese, chillies, red onion, chives and barbecue sauce ready for the oven
Leftover pulled pork nachos with Coon cheese, chillies, red onion, chives and barbecue sauce ready for the oven
Leftover pulled pork nachos with Coon cheese, chillies, red onion, chives and barbecue sauce straight out of the oven
Coles leftover pulled pork nachos with Coon cheese, chillies, red onion, chives and barbecue sauce straight out of the oven
Glazed doughnuts
Glazed doughnuts
My pork ready to be pulled
My pork ready to be pulled
Slowly cooked pulled pork with beef and pearl couscous plus chickpeas and vegetables
Sunday dinner. Slowly cooked pulled pork with beef and pearl couscous plus chickpeas and vegetables
Toasted pulled pork and cheese sandwich on raisin toast with an apple and charity chocolate
Monday lunch. Toasted pulled pork and cheese sandwich on raisin toast with an apple and charity chocolate

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Do you like nachos? Do you like pulling your pork?

Let me know what you think

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What I ate and did this week

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It’s been a good week. A busy week but a good week. Yesterday an election was held to determine the Australian government. Unlike the previous election when the conservative coalition (Liberal Party and National Party) won convincingly, we still do not know which party will govern and who our Prime Minister will be. Under our ‘caretaker’ conventions, a new government, the 45th government, will not be sworn in until the result is clear. Counting will resume on Tuesday so we will continue to wait. Last week I mentioned how I voted early to avoid crowds and queues. I had thought I may attend a polling venue or two to check out the sausage sizzles and cake stalls. It was interesting to read on Twitter how many people went for a #democracysausage Twitter was pretty cool in that when #ausvotes was used a little character of a sausage on a piece of white bread would appear in the tweet.

Yesterday a Facebook friend and I were discussing VLOGging so I had a go. I’m sorry about the volume changing midway. I’m not sure if I’ll do more, but it was pretty easy. My only problem is that the upload speeds I get with Telstra ADSL is pretty slow and it takes hours to upload a short video to YouTube.

Gary Lum mullet
Gary Lum mullet

Friday was a funny day (funny in a good way). I turned up to work (Fridays are my clinical duties day, I’m an Honorary Visiting Medical Officer in ACT Pathology at The Canberra Hospital) and noticed my laboratory coat was hooked over three hooks. I thought that was a little unusual. I continued to my work area and then I saw an old photograph from my Facebook profile on a whiteboard. It’s an old photograph that had been altered by a former work colleague in 2010. A mullet had been added and my head was put on another person’s neck. It looks pretty funny. As I continued I found copies in all sorts of unusual places, behind doors, on doors, in draws, under keyboards, on staplers, and you guessed it behind my laboratory coat. It’s nice to be considered by my work mates as someone worthy of having fun.

I don’t have a heap of food photographs from this week. I was a little unwell early in the week and didn’t feel like eating much or photographing my food.

Toasted pulled pork with cheese on raisin bread
Toasted pulled pork with cheese on raisin bread
Salmon and avocado
Salmon and avocado
Woden wind tunnel subzero morning
Woden wind tunnel subzero morning
Cheesy potato gems with caramelised onions and spring onions
Cheesy potato gems with caramelised onions and spring onions
Toasted slowly cooked oyster blade steak with cheese and a pear
Toasted slowly cooked oyster blade steak with cheese and a pear
Good morning Woden wind tunnel subzero morning My ears hurt
Good morning Woden wind tunnel subzero morning My ears hurt
Chicken Maryland with the last of the leftover pulled pork and avocado plus chilli, spring onions and caramelised onions
Chicken Maryland with the last of the leftover pulled pork and avocado plus chilli, spring onions and caramelised onions
KFC with vegetables
KFC with vegetables
Lake Ginninderra on Saturday 2 July 2016 Google Nik Collection HDR
Lake Ginninderra on Saturday 2 July 2016 Google Nik Collection HDR
Lake Ginninderra on Saturday 2 July 2016 Google Nik Collection
Lake Ginninderra on Saturday 2 July 2016 Google Nik Collection
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra on Saturday 2 July 2016 Google Nik Collection filters
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra on Saturday 2 July 2016 Google Nik Collection filters
Cold leftover KFC
Cold leftover KFC
Crispy fried ramen noodles with garlic prawns, chilli and caramelised onion
Crispy fried ramen noodles with garlic prawns, chilli and caramelised onion
Frost around Lake Ginninderra
Frost around Lake Ginninderra
Toilet block on Lake Ginninderra. What happens if I need the dunny. I have IBS.
Toilet block on Lake Ginninderra. What happens if I need the dunny. I have IBS.
Frozen leaves on Lake Ginninderra
Frozen leaves on Lake Ginninderra
Fog on Lake Ginninderra
Fog on Lake Ginninderra
Frozen faeces on Lake Ginninderra
Frozen faeces on Lake Ginninderra
Reflections on Lake Ginninderra
Reflections on Lake Ginninderra
Misty morning on Lake Ginninderra revealing colours of the lake.
Misty morning on Lake Ginninderra revealing colours of the lake.
Lake Ginninderra Sunday 3 July 2016
Lake Ginninderra Sunday 3 July 2016
Smashed avocado on pumpkin seed roll with black pepper and lime chips and balsamic vinegar
Smashed avocado on pumpkin seed roll with black pepper and lime chips and balsamic vinegar
KFC chilli quinoa congee
KFC chilli quinoa congee
Fluff and Nutella treat
Fluff and Nutella treat

I hope you had a good week and enjoyed some fine food.

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Coles Pulled Pork Roll

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Coles Pulled Pork Roll

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So last month I wrote about Coles Pulled Pork and then earlier this week I was watching Greg’s Kitchen on YouTube and he was reviewing the KFC Pulled Pork Roll.

Greg hated it. I thought I’d make my own pulled pork roll using some Coles pulled pork. What could be easier? I also bought a soft bread roll, some caramelised onion and coleslaw to go on my roll.

Pulled pork from Coles
Pulled pork from Coles

The roll was pretty easy to make. I toasted the bread roll and then layered on the coleslaw, pork and caramelised onion.

The whole thing was delicious. The roll wasn’t sweet like the KFC one and pork was tasty and tender. I liked the caramelised onion too.

Caramelised onion

Pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw and caramelised onion
Pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw and caramelised onion

It was pretty delicious.

Lake Ginninderra

In other news the weather cleared after a week of rain and cloud so I walked around Lake Ginninderra.

These photographs have been edited with the help of the Google Nik Collection.

Lake Ginninderra Lake Ginninderra

If you like pulled pork I suggest not buying a fast food version. Even buying ready made pulled pork is better than that.

 

Cheesy pulled pork toasted sambo

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What could be better than cheesy pulled pork on a sandwich?

Check out my cheesy pulled pork sambo. This is a fantastic way to finish off some leftover pulled pork. Next time I may do it with macaroni cheese.

I tried to use cheeses that I knew would melt well. I went with Swiss and Colby cheeses. Because I have to use a communal toasted sandwich maker at work, I always wrap my sambos in baking paper before packing them in a lunch box. Today I had a little cheese and olive oil on the outer surfaces of the pumpkin bread to make it extra crunchy.

Toasted pulled pork sandwich with swiss and colby cheeses
Toasted pulled pork sandwich with swiss and colby cheeses

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This was delicious and four slices of cheese had it coming out the sides getting crispy on the outside. The baking paper kept it all together and avoided any mess so the next person won’t get a contaminated sandwich.

Have you ever had a cheesy pulled pork sambo?

Coles pulled pork

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Have you ever wondered what Coles pulled pork is like? Well I bought some and want to share my thoughts on this product.

You can find this amid other prepared meat products like lamb shanks and beef ribs in the meat section of any Coles supermarket.

While I usually buy meat in its plain butchered raw form without any flavourings or marinades, I looked at this and thought why not. It’s already been cooked and just needs reheating in an oven. You could also heat it through using a microwave oven if you were in a hurry. Who would have thought you could prepare a pulled pork meal in hurry!

Here’s a quick video review courtesy of Adobe Spark [it’s free and easy to use this web based program which also shares some capability in iOS apps and some Android apps].

 

 

Pulled pork from Coles. Ready to pull your pork!
Pulled pork from Coles. Ready to pull your pork!
Coles pulled pork cooking instructions
Coles pulled pork cooking instructions

See you can even cook this on the stove top as well as in the oven.

So I tried it out. I thought the best way to try this product out was in a pulled pork and macaroni cheese taco. I do have some leftover which will go into toasted sandwiches which I will enjoy at work.

Last night as part of Taco Saturday, I prepared the pulled pork. It was very easy. I opened the plastic bag, emptied the contents into a pyrex bowl, covered it with aluminium (yes that’s the correct spelling my American friends ) foil and then put it into a hot oven. After 15 minutes I took off the foil and basted the meat. I cooked it for a further 15 minutes and then pulled it out and allowed it to rest a little before pulling apart the meat. It was very easy and the meat was very tasty. The packet says it’s enough to serve two people.

I put one serve into my pulled pork and macaroni cheese taco and put the rest into an airtight container and refrigerated it.

Pulled pork and macaroni cheese tortillas
Pulled pork and macaroni cheese tortillas
Pulled pork and macaroni cheese tortillas
Pulled pork and macaroni cheese tortillas

In my opinion Coles pulled pork is a good product. Who knows what preservatives and other things have been added to it to keep it on the shelves and to make it tender. It tasted good and it was tender. I’m happy to recommend it. Please note I have done this product review without any suggestion from Coles or anyone else. If Coles would like me to do product reviews they can contact me.