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Butt Cakes

JohnInCarolina
JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
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I made a bunch of pulled pork over the weekend, and was looking for something different to do with the leftovers.  Found this recipe online:

https://www.chilesandsmoke.com/pulled-pork-cakes/

Looks worth doing!  So I gave it a shot.  

It’s easy.  You mix up a batch of cream cheese, green onions, jalapeño and some maple syrup and rub with a hefty amount of leftover (and cooled) pulled pork:




Form into patties



and then apply the usual treatment of flour, egg wash, and panko (I did not have pork rinds handy, maybe next time) and fry them up:



I topped mine with some pickled onions, pico de gallo, and some of that Japanese bbq sauce @Mickey likes:



Pretty, pretty… pretty good!

I have been thinking there really needs to be a recipe using pulled pork that’s so good and delicious, that it can only be called “Butt Crack”.  This didn’t quite reach that level, but I was happy with it.  The search continues…
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    Insert macho man gif here. These with some denver tots and you’ve got a party. 
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,371
    Every so often I see a phrase that just begs to be typed into googlez imagez; this is one of the tamer "butt cakes" on Pg 1:
     

     

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    Botch said:
    Every so often I see a phrase that just begs to be typed into googlez imagez; this is one of the tamer "butt cakes" on Pg 1:
     

     

    Heckofa cake to receive on your 60th!
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    Nice!!

    Even if the title of the thread is somewhat redundant...

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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,678
    edited January 2022
    Around 30 years ago I had found a recipe that used pulled pork in cornbread- To this day, this is widely regarded as the worst thing I have ever cooked.
    I will give the butt cakes a try and see if that's a good way to use up leftover pulled pork.
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,371
    On Christmas Eve Mom always made a midwest-US "Ladies Home Journal"-type recipe: into a pot goes a block of Velveeta, a can of Rotel tomatoes w/green chiles, a pound of browned hamburger, some worcestershire sauce and salt, it was then rolled up in flour tortillas.  It wasn't authentic anything except "midwest-US Ladies Home Journal", but I liked them as a kid.
     
    Replace the velveeta with half as much real, melty cheese, and add some more chile, and replace the ground beef with your pulled pork, and I bet that'd be pretty good.  Hmmm.  

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    Botch said:
    On Christmas Eve Mom always made a midwest-US "Ladies Home Journal"-type recipe: into a pot goes a block of Velveeta, a can of Rotel tomatoes w/green chiles, a pound of browned hamburger, some worcestershire sauce and salt, it was then rolled up in flour tortillas.  It wasn't authentic anything except "midwest-US Ladies Home Journal", but I liked them as a kid.
     
    Replace the velveeta with half as much real, melty cheese, and add some more chile, and replace the ground beef with your pulled pork, and I bet that'd be pretty good.  Hmmm.  
    Sounds good to me, Botch.  Give it a go and report back if it works out.
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,818
    Great post!  Added to my "List" =)
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,371
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Sounds good to me, Botch.  Give it a go and report back if it works out.
    I was trying to help out your search; I don't do pork butts.   :|  

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    Botch said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Sounds good to me, Botch.  Give it a go and report back if it works out.
    I was trying to help out your search; I don't do pork butts.   :|  
    Well… why not?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • Eggdicted_Dawgfan
    Eggdicted_Dawgfan Posts: 1,912
    Looks great John. I also fell for the sauce buy. 2 bottles. You want them? 
    Snellville, GA


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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,519
    I have zero interest in the dish you made but I’m very drawn to the title of this thread. 
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,597
    dmchicago said:
    I have zero interest in the dish you made but I’m very drawn to the title of this thread. 
    This is one of those times where the “agree” button is sorely missed. 
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  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    dmchicago said:
    I have zero interest in the dish you made but I’m very drawn to the title of this thread. 
    Just think if he had titled it "Pork Butt cakes... How I do it."
    Clinton, Iowa
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,371
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Botch said:I was trying to help out your search; I don't do pork butts.   :|   
    Well… why not?
    I've done one.  It was cooked perfectly, too juicy, good smoke, and pulled perfectly.  And I didn't like it, at all. 
    I guess I'm just not a butt guy.  I guess I'm just not a pork butt guy.  

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    dmchicago said:
    I have zero interest in the dish you made but I’m very drawn to the title of this thread. 
    I’m sure there’s a recipe for Bidet Cakes out there somewhere.  They’re made with fudge though.
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    Langner91 said:
    dmchicago said:
    I have zero interest in the dish you made but I’m very drawn to the title of this thread. 
    Just think if he had titled it "Pork Butt cakes... How I do it."
    Blew it again!
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Pretty Awesome John !
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  • bradleya123
    bradleya123 Posts: 485
    Looks awesome and I bet it tastes pretty darn good!  In our household leftover pulled pork = street tacos!!!
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    bradleya123 said:
    Looks awesome and I bet it tastes pretty darn good!  In our household leftover pulled pork = street tacos!!!
    We use it for many things, typically.  The wife makes pulled pork enchiladas (delicious) and I make pulled pork bbq pizza (also darn good).  We tend to vac seal any leftovers in 1/2 lb bags and freeze them for future use.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • danv23
    danv23 Posts: 964
    My absolute undisputed favorite is pulled pork burritos. Use whatever you'd normally put in there. Something about the sour cream and the pork... man, that's good eats.

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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    I am shocked to find that a thread with this title has gone slightly off topic.  Who knew?
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    Legume said:
    I am shocked to find that a thread with this title has gone slightly off topic.  Who knew?
    The real surprise is that it hasn't gone completely off the rails (yet).  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,519
    Apropos of nothing, my favorite Spinal Tap song popped into my head while reading this thread...

    Big bottom, big bottom
    Talk about bum cakes, my girl's got 'em
    Big bottom drive me out of my mind
    How could I leave this behind?


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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    dmchicago said:
    Apropos of nothing, my favorite Spinal Tap song popped into my head while reading this thread...

    Big bottom, big bottom
    Talk about bum cakes, my girl's got 'em
    Big bottom drive me out of my mind
    How could I leave this behind?


    That is a classic, lol
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    nolaegghead said:
    Butt cakes....inherently crusty? 
    You might have this confused with buttkake.
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,930
    Am I the only one curious about where @HeavyG went off too?
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    alaskanassasin said:
    Am I the only one curious about where @HeavyG went off too?
    Nah, I am curious too.  He's one of the few accounts here that I could never figure out who he was....he was very fastidious in keeping his real life identity private.

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