Tips for salvaging overcooked pork?

kshama2001
kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I had to leave the house for an emergency yesterday and asked my neighbor to turn off and take the food out of my crock pot. The cook time was 8-10 hours and I had her take it out at the 8 hour mark. Never-the-less, it tastes awfully overdone to me. This was for pork carnitas - any ideas on how to salvage it? I hadn't planned on smothering it with cheese and sour cream, but maybe this will help?

Thanks in advance.

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  • Troutrouter1968
    Troutrouter1968 Posts: 122 Member
    Add some BBQ sauce for pulled pork sandwiches.
  • mjwarbeck
    mjwarbeck Posts: 699 Member
    Can I ask what cut was used...

    Jus a note, if you are cooking with a very lean piece like a loin, do not cut it into small chunks. I did a 4 hour braise Balinese pork loin...as an experiment, I cut one loin into bit sized chunks and cut the other into thirds...the bite sized were "overdone" ...the thirds was perfect when pulled apart with a fork.
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    edited April 2016
    I routinely cook a pork shoulder in a crock pot, on low, for 8-10 hours, and it's perfect for carnitas.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    It says Chef's Prime Pork Roast. I assumed that meant not loin, but perhaps I was wrong. I just looked for the nutrition info on the label but unfortunately the values were not filled in.

    The recipe called for butt roast.
  • Linzon
    Linzon Posts: 294 Member
    Is it the flavour or the texture that's getting you? If the former I'd probably mix it with some tomato sauce and more spices, if the latter I'd reheat it with some chicken stock to moisten it up.
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