Pulled pork tacos with pineapple salsa

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.

Put the pork for these pulled pork tacos in the slow cooker in the morning, and you’ll have a family feast for dinner. Serve with cabbage, avocado and salsa

  • Prep:20 mins
    Cook:6 hrs
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 537
  • fat 32g
  • saturates 10g
  • carbs 25g
  • sugars 12g
  • fibre 5g
  • protein 35g
  • salt 0.4g

Ingredients

  • 1½ kg boneless pork shoulder, rind removed and cut into 6 chunks
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tbsp chipotle paste
  • 1 orange, juiced
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • 432g can pineapple, juice only (save the chunks for the salsa, below)
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • grating of fresh nutmeg
  • 432g can pineapple, drained
  • ½ red onion, finely chopped
  • handful of coriander, chopped
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 red chilli, chopped (optional)
  • 8-10 taco shells or wraps
  • ½ red cabbage, finely shredded
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 100ml soured cream (optional)

Tip

Pulled pork & bean enchiladas
Mix some pulled pork with a drained 400g can of black beans and stuff tortillas with the mixture. Pour over passata mixed with taco seasoning, grate over some cheese and bake until the cheese melts.

MPU 2

Method

  1. Put the pork in a large, lidded ovenproof dish with the remaining ingredients and mix well to coat. If you can, chill and marinate overnight.

  2. Heat the oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Put the lid on the dish and cook on the middle shelf for 4 hrs. Check after 2 hrs and spoon over the juices. Check the meat is tender by pulling it apart with two forks. If it resists, cook for 1-2 hrs more.

  3. Mix the ingredients for the salsa in a bowl and warm the tacos. Shred the pork and remove any fat or sinew. Serve with the cabbage, avocado, soured cream and salsa.

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