I have read a lot of information lately about techniques to naturally induce labor. I am 38 weeks and 4 days and ready for him to get here. I am not willing to medically induce until the last possible minute. Most of the techniques I have found are kinda scary. Castor oil is something I would like to be able to say I have never tried. Raspberry leaf tea doesn't taste very good. And the thought of what you are supposed to do with the Primrose oil is just not something I can think about. I have read though, that spicy food may help. What a great idea for dinner tonight! Tommy loves spicy food. The kiddos won't eat rotel without gasping from the heat so we normally don't do spicy. But hey, they aren't here tonight. It is just me and Tommy, and, while I am not a fan of spicy food, if it will help encourage Logan to get out of his comfy zone, I am all for it.
I had some bone-in pork chops thawed out (purchased at the 5 for $25 deal at Marvins in Chouteau) to cook up so we are having pork enchiladas.
Using Kosher salt and Cracked black pepper, season chops on both sides and sear in a skillet with about two turns of the pan of EVOO.
Once the chops are searing, add the following to the crock pot
1 whole chopped onion (I only had half of a white one)
Diced jalapeno (I had about 1tbsp chopped so I added about 1/2 tbsp of the liquid too)
Quater sized handful of chili powder
Quater sized handful of cayenne pepper
about 1/2 cup hot pepper sauce
2 heaping spoonfuls (I used a large spoon from the silverware drawer) of minced garlic
Nickle sized handful of cumin
Nickle sized handful of ground mustard
Nickle sized handful of smoked paprika
1 large glass of water
Add the chops once they are seared and cook on high for four hours.
Carefully remove the chops and shred in a large bowl, removing bones and excess fat.
Add 1 small container of sour cream and 1 cup of shredded cheese.
Pour the remaining liquid from the crockpot in a skillet and heat to a boil. Add 1/4 tube of tomato paste and 3 tbsp of flour. Bring to a boil and whisk together to form an enchilada sauce.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Mix enough of the enchilada sauce with pork mix to bind. Cover the bottom of a casserole dish with tomato sauce. Heat tortillas for about 30 seconds in the microwave. Spoon pork mix into tortilla and wrap up like a burrito. place seam side down in casserole dish. Cover with remaining enchilada sauce and bake in oven for approx 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cover with shredded cheese.
While enchiladas are cooking, heat about 1/2 box beef stock to a boil in a med sauce pan. Add 1 cup rice and simmer. Cover and simmer until rice absorbs all of the stock. Add approx 1/4 tomato sauce and some chopped jalapeno's.
Plate up enchilada's with rice as a side. If you and your family like refried beans, (which I LOVE) serve them along side. Tommy doesn't really like them and since this dish was all about him, I left the beans out.
I hope if you try this you really enjoy it!
