Finally, NASCAR season is back! You might have read posts in the past that refer to how my husband and I met - we were both in the lobby of our dorm on the second night of school, freshman year, watching the Bristol night race. Seriously, we didn't mess around wasting time, finding eachother! We began talking, and the rest is history.
If you've been following my blog for a while, you know last year, I took it upon myself to do a little NASCAR Challenge. See A Year Ago: Daytona 500.
Seriously, I love the challenges, bring 'em on!
So the premise was I'd cook a meal that is symbolic of the city or state where the race was held. I began last year with Daytona, and proceeded to blog 13 more races. If you're a NASCAR fan, you know the tracks begin to repeat halfway thru the season, and many tracks are located close toegether, so I blogged about half the season.Now I'm not going to do another season of NASCAR food, but I did want to kick off the season right and cook a meal that reminds me of my wonderful years in North Carolina. This whole meal is super simple to put together, and very delicious!
Pulled Pork Open Faced Sandwiches with Lowfat, No Mayo Coleslaw
1 1lb. pork tenderloin (mine was already seasoned with a peppercorn crust)
1/2 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce, or a combination of a few (I used Sweet Baby Ray's Mesquite Hickory and Brown Sugar, and added a touch of vinegar and mustard)
1/2 c. chicken stock
2 slices bread (or texas toast or a roll)
Place pork, stock, and BBQ sauce in a slow cooker on low, cook for 6 hours.
Shred and let it soak up the liquid.
Serve on toast with extra BBQ sauce.
Lowfat, No Mayo Coleslaw
1 sack of coleslaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots)
1/4 red onion, sliced very thin
1/4 c. light sour cream
2 tbsp. champagne or apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. mustard powder
salt and pepper
1 tbsp. powdered sugar (you can use granulated, powdered dissolves easier)
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together sour cream, vinegar, mustard powder, salt, pepper and sugar.
Toss in cabbage, mix to distribute.
Let coleslaw sit in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours before serving, toss before serving.
10 comments:
What a great meal!
You know what is really funny? I live like 20 minutes from Bristol and only work about 5 minutes away from the race track! Our work always gives out tickets for the races. I'm soooo not into racing, but my dad and hubby are. That's great that is how you all met, though!
Well, this is one fantastic looking meal. Love the no-mayo coleslaw!! Looks delicious, all of it!
Looks good, and that's a cute story. I didn't realize that's how you and your hubby met! I'm a little bummed you're not doing your challenge again this year. I was looking forward to seeing what you'd do for Chicago this year!
Great looking meal! Love the slaw especially, since I hate mayo :)
My husband would absolutely love this dish!!
The slow-cooker that my roommate got me for my birthday JUST came in the mail. Perfect timing for this recipe!
That pulled pork looks fantastic. I really ought to make some at home as it is one of those things I am always tempted to order when out. It looks fantastic. I'm not a NASCAR fan, but I do love your challenges around it.
I'd never heard of putting sugar in cole slaw, does it make it really sweet?
My son & I are very excited that that NASCAR is back. We have been trying to plan a race menu to have every week.
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