INGREDIENTS
2 Onions
3-6 pound pork shoulder (butt)
2 cans of root beer.
10 cups chicken broth
16 tablespoons soy sauce
8 teaspoon ginger.
12 cloves of garlic, chopped
2 ounces of butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
8 green or yellow plantains
Bag of pork rinds.
INSTRUCTIONS
For Pulled Pork
Slice two onions
In a large slow cooker add:
2 Sliced onions
3-6 pound pork shoulder (butt)
2 cans of root beer.
Cover and cook for 8-10 hours, without opening the lid during the cooking time.
Take the roast out and shred, discarding any fatty pieces.
Place the shredded pork back into the sauce that is still left in the slow cooker.
Keep the slow cooker on low until you are ready to serve Mongo’s Mofongo
For the Shoyu Broth
Combine:
10 cups chicken broth
16 tablespoons soy sauce
8 teaspoon ginger.
Mix all and let ginger infuse with stock for at least 20 minutes
For the Mofongo
Using a pestle and mortar grind:
12 cloves of garlic, chopped
2 ounces of butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Put mixture aside
Peel the green plantains and cut into 2 inch slices.
Soak the slices in salt water for 15 minutes.
Dry them completely. You don’t want water in the hot oil.
Fill a large frying pan with canola oil 1 3/4 inch deep.
Fry the plantains at 350 degrees for 7 minutes on each side.
Do not let them get brown. A golden yellow is perfect.
Take the plantains out of the fryer and divide them in 8 piles.
Add one of the piles of plantains to the mortar.
Add some of the garlic butter mixture.
Mash together well while adding a couple pork rinds.
Mold the Mofongo into an igloo shape and place on the plate.
Serve
Place pulled pork around the Mofongo.
Pour some of the Shoyu sauce on the pulled pork.
Keep some of the Shoyu sauce in a bowl. Some guest might want to add more.
Serve with a side dish like salad, rice or beans.
Mofongo is an Puerto Rican dish with fried plantains as its main ingredient. Plantains are picked green and fried then mashed with salt, garlic and oil in with a mortar and pestle. It is sometimes served with shrimp, chicken, pork or some other meat. The boys at duckinapot decided our slow cooked, root beer, pork shoulder pulled pork would fit the bill just fine. We call it Mongo’s Mofongo as a tribute to one of our favorite characters, Alex Karras as Mongo in 1974’s “Blazing Saddles.” It’s a hearty dish that Mongo would enjoy. We are serving it with a Shoyu broth made with chicken broth, ginger and soy sauce. Get your Duck in the Pot!
