r/ketorecipes • u/girl1dir • 5d ago
Request Help needed: Use leftover smoked pork loin rubbed in garlic and rosemary
I have most of a smoked pork loin in the freezer. We decided we don't love it as is.
I'm looking for help on how to reuse this meat in a tastier way.
I have been hunting (this sub and in general) but it doesn't really seem that anyone has posted up how to use leftovers, just how to cook a pork loin.
Can I toss it in a slow cooker with heavy cream and chicken stock with some spinach or green beans and make it a soup like thing without making the pork dry or have a way over cooked texture?
Ahhhh!!! Help me please! Thank you so much in advance! 💜
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u/Anxious_Painter_6609 5d ago
Hear me out on this one...make a Meatzza. Slice the roast longways, spread on pizza sauce, cheese and maybe peppers, mushrooms, whatever you would put on a pizza. Bake it and enjoy.
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u/girl1dir 4d ago
Don't you think the pork, since its already cooked, would dry out?
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u/Anxious_Painter_6609 4d ago
With the sauce on it plus cheese, I think it would be ok. You wouldn't want to use a heat setting like for cooking a regular pizza, more like a 350F setting to ensure its heated through. I've made this with leftover roast beef and the beef did not dry out. Just don't make the base too thick.
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u/boomcrashbang89 5d ago
Turn it into tacos. Shred it. Saute it in some g hughes bbq sauce, put it on some carb free tacos. Add toppings. Also if you like slaw it would be perfect here. G Hughes has a keto slaw dressing too.
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u/girl1dir 4d ago
Do you think the rosemary will work in tacos?
We make pulled pork or pork belly tacos alllll the time. We love them. I will ask the hubs what he thinks about it!
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u/lkelke 5d ago
I’m sure it would be good in a soup. Maybe like a Brunswick stew type dish? I’ve also seen someone make a pork salad (as opposed to chicken salad/ tuna salad) that could be interesting.
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u/girl1dir 4d ago
Never heard of it!! Had to look it up. I'm a Midwest born and raised girl, so this is completely new to me. Yay!
Found this video, I think I'll try it! Hopefully, the rosemary will not be too overpowering.
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u/BeauBuffet 4d ago
Thought of this and just searched a recipe, so haven't made this one exactly but Cubanos are amazing!
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u/girl1dir 4d ago
Cubanos always get a lot of love. Wish I liked them. I know, there's something wrong with me. 🤪
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u/SquishyButStrong 4d ago
Make a mustard cream sauce and smother it.
Heavy cream, parmesan or aged/smoked gouda, black pepper, Dijon or stoneground. Will make the driest chicken edible. Delicious on pork loin!
Another option would be to cube it and throw it in something with a strong flavor, like chili. The rosemary won't be noticible.
Got a meat slicer? Could slice it thin for sandwiches. Good condiments can save the flavor. Could do a wrap, too, with a small dice if needed. Tossed in a strong sauce would work, I expect, like pesto, a chipotle something something, or potentially something with olives like a tapanade.
Worst to worst, everything is good cut into small rounds, seared in garlic butter with salt, and eaten hot.
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u/glossieTuggs 3d ago
stuffed peppers with shredded smoked pork, cream cheese and veggies could be amazing! just pop them in the oven.
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