PULLED PORK SOFT SHELL TACO

WITH CHARRED TOMATO SALSA & HOT SAUCE

INGREDIENTS

     +    
Cure Mix For The Pork

200g salt

8g ground cumin

8g ground coriander

8g garlic powder

40g demerara sugar

2.4g oregano ground

5g smoked paprika

5g ground cinnamon

Half a bay leaf, chopped

Large pinch of cayenne pepper

 

Mix the above altogether.

     +    
Chili Marinade

50g ancho chile

65g guajillo chile

1 litre boiling hot water

12g chipotle adobo

65g roasted garlic cloves

2g cumin

2 cloves

2g coriander

3g cinnamon

2g allspice

2g black peppercorns

1.5g dried oregano

50g sugar

10g salt

300ml cider vinegar

250g pineapple

     +    
To Cure The Pork

40g salt cure from above

1kg diced pork shoulder

500g belly

125g of the marinade from above

     +    
Salsa Picante

18g habanero chili (taking stem and seeds out)

150g red Fresno chili taking stem and seeds out)

40g roasted garlic in the fryer

175ml cider vinegar

150ml distilled vinegar

75ml water

15g salt

15g sugar

     +    
Salsa Fresca

100g diced plum tomatoes (leaving the skin on and seeds in)

100g diced tomatillos or green tomatoes

100g finely diced white onion

25g lime juice, plus a little zest

12g chili blend (sub recipe below)

14g canned smoked chipotle paste

8g salt

10g sugar

     +    
Salsa Chili Blend

50g smoked canned chipotle chopped

50g Guajillo chili seeded (stemmed and soaked in hot water)

200ml hot water

 

Puree in the Vita Prep until smooth.

Method

     +    
Chili Marinade

Clean and remove the seeds of the chilis, then toast through the oven at 160c, then also toast the other spices through the oven.

Soak the chilies in boiling hot water and leave covered and to soak for 30 minutes.

Place everything into the blender with some of the water and puree till smooth.

     +    
To Cure The Pork

Marinate the shoulder and belly overnight with both the salt cure and then rub the outside of the shoulder with the marinade above.

The next day roast off the whole pieces of pork in a 225c convection oven for 20 minutes until golden in colour. Slowly cook in pork fat at 125c for 1 hour, then at 93c for 3 hours, and then you can shred finely.

     +    
Salsa Picante

Roast the chilis and garlic through the oven, then finish cooking in the vinegars with the sugar and salt for 15 minutes.

Leave to cool, then puree.

 

     +    
Salsa Fresca

Char the tomato, tomatillo, garlic and onion together in a hot oven, then chop and place into a bowl. Finely chop the coriander and add to the other ingredients.

     +    
Assembly (for 1 person)

Soft flour tortillas

100g pulled pork

Spoonful of salsa fresca

Little lime zest

Tsp of salsa picante

Large pinch of coriander leaves

Sliced spring onion

 

Layer up on the taco with the salsa fresca, the pulled pork, salsa picante and coriander leaves, then finish with the sliced spring onions.

PULLED PORK SOFT SHELL TACO

WITH CHARRED TOMATO SALSA & HOT SAUCE

INGREDIENTS

   +   
Cure Mix For The Pork

200g salt

8g ground cumin

8g ground coriander

8g garlic powder

40g demerara sugar

2.4g oregano ground

5g smoked paprika

5g ground cinnamon

Half a bay leaf, chopped

Large pinch of cayenne pepper

 

Mix the above altogether.

   +   
Chili Marinade

50g ancho chile

65g guajillo chile

1 litre boiling hot water

12g chipotle adobo

65g roasted garlic cloves

2g cumin

2 cloves

2g coriander

3g cinnamon

2g allspice

2g black peppercorns

1.5g dried oregano

50g sugar

10g salt

300ml cider vinegar

250g pineapple

   +   
To Cure The Pork

40g salt cure from above

1kg diced pork shoulder

500g belly

125g of the marinade from above

   +   
Salsa Picante

18g habanero chili (taking stem and seeds out)

150g red Fresno chili taking stem and seeds out)

40g roasted garlic in the fryer

175ml cider vinegar

150ml distilled vinegar

75ml water

15g salt

15g sugar

   +   
Salsa Fresca

100g diced plum tomatoes (leaving the skin on and seeds in)

100g diced tomatillos or green tomatoes

100g finely diced white onion

25g lime juice, plus a little zest

12g chili blend (sub recipe below)

14g canned smoked chipotle paste

8g salt

10g sugar

   +   
Salsa Chili Blend

50g smoked canned chipotle chopped

50g Guajillo chili seeded (stemmed and soaked in hot water)

200ml hot water

 

Puree in the Vita Prep until smooth.

Method

   +   
Chili Marinade

Clean and remove the seeds of the chilis, then toast through the oven at 160c, then also toast the other spices through the oven.

Soak the chilies in boiling hot water and leave covered and to soak for 30 minutes.

Place everything into the blender with some of the water and puree till smooth.

   +   
To Cure The Pork

Marinate the shoulder and belly overnight with both the salt cure and then rub the outside of the shoulder with the marinade above.

The next day roast off the whole pieces of pork in a 225c convection oven for 20 minutes until golden in colour. Slowly cook in pork fat at 125c for 1 hour, then at 93c for 3 hours, and then you can shred finely.

   +   
Salsa Picante

Roast the chilis and garlic through the oven, then finish cooking in the vinegars with the sugar and salt for 15 minutes.

Leave to cool, then puree.

 

   +   
Salsa Fresca

Char the tomato, tomatillo, garlic and onion together in a hot oven, then chop and place into a bowl. Finely chop the coriander and add to the other ingredients.

   +   
Assembly (for 1 person)

Soft flour tortillas

100g pulled pork

Spoonful of salsa fresca

Little lime zest

Tsp of salsa picante

Large pinch of coriander leaves

Sliced spring onion

 

Layer up on the taco with the salsa fresca, the pulled pork, salsa picante and coriander leaves, then finish with the sliced spring onions.

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