Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Slow Cooked Pineapple Pulled Pork Tacos

So a great friend, we'll call her "Ish" has been telling me to put some of my recipes online. So after a very long hiatus, I am going to find the time to post my recipes. I love to cook, I love feeding people - so it only makes since I dust off the old blog!

 I made up these tacos last night, then posted the final product on instagram. I was amazed how many people wanted my recipe! So I immediately typed it up and emailed away.. I hope you guys love them as much as [we] did last night. I will be making these again very soon, perhaps next week!






Pork Pineapple Tacos

Pork:
4 large cut bone- out pork chops – you can probably use an cut you want! I love Whole Foods chops, they are really lean and thick cut
Cinnamon – I used Vietnamese

Coat both sides pork with cinnamon and place in crockpot

Sauce for Pork:
2 large handfuls of cilantro
4 garlic gloves
½ cup apple cider vinegar
1 serrano pepper or jalapeno
4 tablespoons of coconut oil (melted)
1 ½ tablespoon of raw honey
1 lime squeezed
*Chicken Broth – After all above ingredients are combined

Combine all ingredients in a food processor (not broth). I added a little less than 2 cups of chicken broth to the mixture after I processed. Pour over pork

I cooked on high for 3 hrs then pulled it all apart and sprinkled a little more cinnamon over it, mixed and let sit on warm as I prepared everything else. You could prob cook on low for 6 hours.. maybe more

Salsa:
¼ Pineapple (add more id it doesn’t look like enough)
½ Red Pepper
¼ Red Onion

Dice Pineapple and finely chop onion + pepper. Toss together and refrigerate for about an hour

Cilantro Crema:
1 individual container of 0% Greek Yogurt
Large handful of cilantro
3 cloves of garlic
Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
Half a lime (squeezed)
Salt + Pepper

Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender then refrigerate. If you like spicy add extra red pepper flakes and cayenne!
I served this with collard green wraps (large leaves cut in half). I’m sure lettuce is good too! Or normal tortillas, of course!

Enjoy!