Easy Crockpot Cacoila

Easy Crockpot Cacoila - Cacoila is a delicious Portuguese-style of pulled pork or beef. There are countless versions of caçoila [ka-soy-la, although some folks say ka-sir-la] using different types of meat, such as pork, beef and liver, and different ways of serving it, like in a bowl or on a sandwich. Some add vinegar and cinnamon instead of wine and allspice. Some even add orange juice instead of tomato. Recipes vary from family to family and region to region, whether in the United States, Azores, Madeira, Cape Verde, Brazil or in Portugal. All have one thing in common, a long cooking process to ensure meat is very tender.

What I am sharing, reflect my Portuguese heritage. This is one of my food loves. I am addicted to this delectable slow-roasted meat and spices. This sandwich is very simple—meat and bread, but the flavor is so incredible! If you try this, you will understand why this savory, aromatic, salty, tender, juicy, slow-cooked meat ranks as one of my personal favorite dishes. A mixture of pork or both pork and beef can be used.

Ingredients

• 2 lb pork, cut into cube pieces.
• 2 medium onions (chopped)
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• ½ teaspoon crushed red hot pepper flakes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
• ½ cup red wine (red port wine is good)

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