Fire Cracker Pork with Fruity Lime Salsa

• (5 lb) boneless pork roast1
• paprika↗1 tablespoon
• dried thyme↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• pepper↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• garlic↗6

  minced

• water↗3⁄4 cup
• chipotle chiles in adobo↗1

  undrained

• small onion↗1

  cut into 1 inch chunks

• flour tortillas↗16
• fresh cilantro leaves↗

  (Parsley can be substituted if Cilantro is not available.) (optional)

• Fruity Lime Salsa
• crushed pineapple↗1

  drained

• diced peeled papayas2 cups
• diced peeled kiwi fruit↗1 cup
• cup finely chipped red onion1⁄3
• cup chopped fresh cilantro1⁄2
• tablespoons fresh lime juice↗3

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   *Combine all ingredients in a bowl; stir well.

2. 2

   Cover and chill 2 to 24 hours.

3. 3

   Yield: 3 ½ cups.

4. 4

   *Trim fat from roast; cut roast in half crosswise.

5. 5

   Combine paprika and next 4 ingredients; stir well.

6. 6

   Rub spice mixture over surface of roast halves; place roast halves in a 6-quart electric slow cooker.

7. 7

   Combine water, chipolte chiles, and onion in a food processor or blender; process until smooth.

8. 8

   Pour chili puree over pork.

9. 9

   Cover with lid; cook on high-heat setting 1 hour.

10. 10

    Reduce to low heat-setting, and cook 9 hours or until pork is very tender.

11. 11

    *Remove pork from slow cooker; let stand 10 minutes.

12. 12

    Shred pork with 2 forks; set aside.

13. 13

    *Pour cooking liquid into a bowl; let stand 5 minutes.

14. 14

    Skim fat from surface of liquid.

15. 15

    Return cooking liquid and shredded pork to slow cooker; stir well.

16. 16

    Cover with lid, and cook on high-heat setting 15 minutes or until warm.

17. 17

    Serve pork in flour tortillas with Fruity Lime Salsa.

18. 18

    Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves, if desired.

19. 19

    Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 tortilla ½ cup pork mixture, and about 3 ½ Tablespoons salsa).