Monday

Earl Cooks Gold Potatoes Stuffed With Smoked Pork

In our house we love gold potatoes! Their buttery color and thin skins are perfect for almost every dish, and they bake well too!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have some Apple-wood smoked pulled pork from Captain Len's. I thought it's flavor would go great topping a baked Gold Potato, and boy was I right!

Now you can smoke your own pork, if you have a smoker, or you can buy several brands at retail grocers, but mine is from a place passionate about smoked meats, Captain Len's! My wife also wanted to add a touch of his not-so-famous BBQ sauce which is out of this world!

Ingredients
  • Gold Potato of choice
  • Smoked, pulled pork, again your choice
  • EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
  • Freshly ground pepper and sea salt
Condiments (the first 2 are not really optional in my opinion)
  • Real Butter
  • Sour Cream
  • More salt and pepper
  • shredded cheese
  • BBQ sauce
Instructions
  • Preheat Oven to 425°F
  • In a  baking sheet, drizzle EVOO all around, add salt and pepper to the EVOO.
  • Wash and trim a needed your potatoes. You will be eating the skins so keep that in mind. 
  • Add cleaned potatoes to the baking sheet and drizzle with more EVOO and salt & pepper
  • Place in preheated oven for 45-60 minutes, turning once halfway through the baking time
  • When you have about 15 minutes to go, place the pork in aluminum or oven proof container and set in oven to heat.
  • When cooked, split open and top with pulled pork and your favorite condiments!
Conclusion
This turned out much better than I had hoped. My wife even took leftovers to work to eat the next day...high praise indeed!

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