Last week I posted a recipe for our seasoned pork, and I always make a big enough roast to do a “meat make over” for the second time around. The beauty of the seasoned meat roasts offered by JR Meat Co. is how versatile they can be! I have always been a big proponent of leftovers. Waste not want not, right? I know that in some households leftovers is a naughty word, but it doesn’t have to be… i really try to repurpose the food I have leftover, meaning I come up with something entirely different the second time. Not to say that when I get that nightly text asking, “What’s for dinner mom?” The reply can be less than excited but usually when they taste it, the attitude quickly changes. The last post I used the seasoned pork for sliders and it will now become carnitas. You can use the meat up to 4-5 nights later when kept in the refrigerator and weeks later if frozen.
A couple nights after using the pork for sliders I prepared Carnitas bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice. I was also able to use the remainder of the cabbage from the coleslaw. And if planned well, the rice could also be a leftover from a prior meal that week.
