Farm Bureau October is Pork Month
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Alice in Dairyland Pork Recipes Video Series: Julia Nunes is serving as the 73rd Alice in Dairyland. As Wisconsin's agriculture ambassador, her goal is to educate audiences across Wisconsin about the $104.8 billion economic impact and importance of our state's diverse agriculture industry in our daily lives. This fall she is highlighting Wisconsin pork. Check out five recipes using pork at aliceindairyland.com/single-post/2020/09/15/ Pork-Recipes-to-Fuel-Your-Fall.
Resources for more recipes and tips on cooking pork: Real Pork Campaign: pork.org/real-pork Pork cooking tips: pork.org/cooking Recipes: yummly.com/page/pork
Sweet Southern Slow-Cooker Ham Ingredients
• 1 bone-in ham, fully cooked (about 51/2 pounds) • 1 c. apple cider • 1/2 c. dark brown sugar
• 1/3 c. bourbon (Kentucky) • 1/4 c. honey • 1/4 c. Dijon mustard • 4 sprigs fresh thyme
Directions
1. Place ham in a large slow cooker. Whisk the cider with the brown sugar, bourbon, honey and mustard. Slowly pour over the ham. Scatter the thyme sprigs into the slow cooker. 2. Cook, on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 8 hours, or until very tender. Remove ham to
rest on a cutting board. Pass the remaining cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a saucepan. Simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly reduced. Cut the ham into chunks or slices. Brush the cut pieces with the cooking liquid before arranging on a platter. Serve warm or room temperature.
Pulled Pork Soft Tacos Ingredients
• 11/4 lbs. pulled pork, cooked • 12 corn tortillas (5- or 6-inch,)
Directions
1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Place two tortillas in the skillet and cook until warm and softened, about 30 seconds per side. Fill the tortillas with about 11/2 oz. of pork, 1/4 c. of lettuce and 4 tsp. of salsa. OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2020
• 3 c. lettuce, shredded • 1 c. salsa 2. R epeat with the remaining tortillas and serve. * If you prefer to heat all of the tortillas at once, microwave them on high until warm and softened, 1 to 2 minutes.
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