Sometimes life is all about the simple things.
I am sure I have touched on this before, but it is so true. My dad was just saying the other day that one of his simple pleasures is bringing in the goats from the field at the end of the day and watching the sun set over the mountains as he walks them down. For me, simple pleasures include making time to go on a hike in the morning, watching Gilmore Girl re-runs while I edit photos, coming home from a trip late at night, showering and burrowing myself in all my cozy covers (aka what I did last night at three thirty in the morning) or simply going for a walk with my mom on a crisp and sunny day. Some of the simplest things, right? But yet, they make you so happy! That’s kind of like these sliders. They are so simple, but yet everyone seems to love them. You just can’t do a summer BBQ without a good slider. Plus, you’ll get major bonus points if the sliders are of the slow cooked, saucy pork, variety. I mean, BBQ pork sandwiches are a summer staple. However, unlike the classic BBQ pork sandwich, I took these sliders and gave them a southwest flare! Ahh OK, what’s not to love about that? Instead of BBQ sauce I used Old El Paso Enchilada Sauce, my all time favorite go-to ingredient when comes to easy, yet flavorful cooking. I guess these are technically enchilada sliders, but I dunno, that sounded weird to me, so I went with Southwest BBQ pork sliders, I just think that works better!
Alright, so here’s how these go. First things first, you want to slowly cook your pork. I like using my crockpot because one, it does not heat up my kitchen all day long, and two, it frees up the oven for cooking things like cornbread, potatoes and cakes! I mean, obviously. Just in case you don’t own a crockpot or would prefer to slow cook your sliders in the oven, I provided directions for the oven as well. Don’t worry, I got your back! 🙂 OK, and another major bonus these slow cooked sliders have is that they take practically ZERO work to create. Just add everything to a pot, cook, shred the meat, make some guacamole, toast some buns and eat… SO easy!
As for toppings, I continued with my simple theme and used a hefty slice of pepperjack cheese and some charred corn guacamole. Yum and YUM, right? You can really use any cheese you love here, but I think either sharp cheddar, Monterey jack or pepperjack are the way to go. Gotta keep those southwest flavors on point. Also, in my opinion, the corn guacamole is a MUST, but I’m kind of biased since I love avocados. 🙂 Having said that, feel free to go ahead and get as creative as you like with your toppings. A fried egg would be EPIC… just saying. However you decide to top your sliders, I know you guys will love them. They are the most perfect way to kick off summer!
I’m ready, are you!? ?
