If you read the Pulled Pork post from Saturday, you'll have probably already done the math. "Serves: a lot" does not equal four people. Despite the fact that all were very hungry, and everyone had seconds and some thirds, we still had an awful lot of pulled pork left over. We had expected this and planned ahead. On our foray north of the city to get said pork, we made a trip to Wilson Farms and found some beautiful looking poblanos. I immediately placed two of them into a bag and put them in the cart. Fearless Grill was leery - what, he asked, was I planning to do with them? I immediately replied that I would stuff them with the pulled pork.
A dish was born. I used some cilantro and some cheese to round out the rest of the recipe. We cooked them on the Big Green Egg and topped them with the leftover Piedmont-style sauce. They made a pretty phenomenal side dish. You could also serve this as a main dish.
Pulled Pork Stuffed Poblanos (serves 2; approx. cost per serving not available)
3 cups leftover Pulled Pork
2 good-sized poblano chilies
4 ounces Monterrey jack cheese, grated
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 cups leftover barbeque sauce
Equipment:
- Big Green Egg (optional; you can probably do this in the oven if you must.)
- Bowl
- Combine pork, cheese and cilantro in the bowl. Your hands are the best tool for this job.
- Slice off the tops of the poblanos and remove the seeds and ribs.
- Stuff the poblanos with the bowl mixture.
- Cook over direct heat 5 - 10 minutes or until heated through. The poblanos should be soft enough to eat but not disintegrating.
- Serve, topped with some sauce and with more sauce on the side.
I love pulled pork and poblanos and what a great idea to combine them in this recipe! Yum!
Posted by: Natasha - 5 Star Foodie | March 30, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Oh this is a good idea...nice flavor and spice.
Posted by: The Duo Dishes | March 30, 2009 at 01:14 PM
This sounds amazing. I love pulled pork.
Posted by: Dragon | March 30, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Dragon - Thanks! I'll be honest - pulled pork is not my favorite thing. But it was a good match for this dish.
Duo - Thanks! I'm always trying to think of things to do with leftovers...
Natasha - Thanks! You should have seen the poblanos in the store. It was disappointment itself to only buy two!
Posted by: Fearless Kitchen | April 01, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Oh boy! That dish screams, time to party!
Posted by: Jessica@FoodMayhem | April 01, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Jessica - it was a fun party type dish. Thanks!
Posted by: Fearless Kitchen | April 08, 2009 at 04:43 PM