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On 8/16/2014 12:39 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/15/2014 9:05 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "Mayo" > wrote in message ...
>>> On 8/15/2014 12:34 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>> "notbob" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Jes made a HUGE batch. Overwhelmed my "big orange"[1]. I'll have
>>>>> more than enough to give to neighbors and friends and still enough
>>>>> left over to become sick to death of it. So much, in fact, it's the
>>>>> first time I ever hadda mix up more sauce to finish it, as the
>>>>> original sauce ingredients were not enough for such a large pork roast
>>>>> (8lbs!). Perhaps my method was a bit unconventional, but the results
>>>>> rock.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, I forgot to buy tortillas, yesterday, and gotta go back
>>>>> to the store. A sixer of cerveza couldn't hurt, also.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No milk?
>>>>
>>> Carnitas are not _that_ hot...

>>
>> No, no ... you roast the pork with the milk. That's the abuelita method.
>>

>
> Jews would probably find the idea of roasting meat with milk to be a
> terrifying prospect. I think it's kind of repulsive too. OTOH, I love
> roast pork and am going to hell anyway so I'll give it a go.
>
> Speaking of repulsive, I had some squid luau yesterday. It looked like
> green pig diarrhea with chunks in it. Squid luau is taro leaves cooked
> in sweetened coconut milk with squid. The chunks were big in size so I
> assume it was chopped octopus arms swimming in there. Yum!


Mercy!