Earl Cooks Pulled Pork Quesadillas

Smoked pork is my my favorite smoked meat...ribs, roasts, loin, ham and BACON. I had an opportunity to get some apple-wood smoked pulled pork from Captain Len recently, and walked away with a large pan full of the stuff. I have to treat it with the care and thoughtfulness it deserves, and waste NOTHING! I had the ingredients, I was hungry, that is a great combination!

Pulled Pork Quesadillas

Ingredients

• Apple-wood smoked pulled pork (mine was from Captain Len's BBQ but you can smoke your own)
• Flour Tortilla (I used store bought for this)
• Cheese (Shredded) I used mild cheddar because it is my wife's favorite
• 1 Yellow Onion (I prefer yellow to white and buy local whenever available. My wife can't eat red so they are always out of the question.
• Butter and Olive Oil for sautéing the onion
  Topping/Dipping
• Sour Cream
• Salsa Verde
• Guacamole or Avocado-based dip

Instructions

•  Prepare the tortillas by heating the tortillas in a dry pan to give them a bit of color on each side. Set aside and cover or wrap in foil or a kitchen towel. I use 2 8" per quesadilla.
• Slice onion  in half end to end then the halves in thin slices to prepare for sautéing. Add bit of butter and olive oil to sauté the onions. Cook the onions until partially translucent limp.
• Add your pulled pork to the onions and mix the pork and onions together. Mine was refrigerated so it needed a bit longer to come up to temp.
• While this is happening, grate your cheese and place on one of the tortillas which will be the bottom of your quesadilla. 
• When warmed through top the first cheese layer with the pork/onion mixture. It should be hot enough to melt the cheese somewhat. Top that layer with MORE cheese...it is a quesadilla after all, then top with second tortilla AND PRESS FLAT, or as flat as it will go. Place the completed quesadilla back in the skillet to complete the melting process and flip with a large spatula after first side has warmed up. BE CAREFUL, you will want to lift and tilt the pan to meet the quesadilla unless you are better at turning than I am.
• Cut each quesadilla pizza style and dip in suggested toppings or any you may like!

Conclusion and Thoughts

This is a great way to use leftovers and you can modify this by adding cilantro, jalapeños or other Mexican flavors you love. I wanted to highlight the smokiness of the pork so made it to do that. I will never buy a quesadilla at a fast food place again!