PULLED PORK TACOS
Ingredients
- 100g/3½oz chipotle paste
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 3 tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 oranges
- juice only
- 2 garlic cloves
- grated
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp hot smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1.8kg/4lb trimmed joint boneless pork shoulder (fat removed)
- 2 red onions
- thinly sliced
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- lightly crushed
- 2 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1 lime
- juice only
- 8 medium corn tortillas
- sunflower oil spray
- 1 iceberg lettuce
- shredded
- 400g/14oz fresh tomatoes
- finely chopped
- 2 handfuls coriander leaves
Directions
- Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a small bowl. Place the pork in a non-reactive bowl
- add the marinade and turn to coat. Cover with cling film and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least a couple of hours
- ideally overnight.
- When ready to cook
- preheat the oven to 160C/140C Fan/Gas 3. Place the pork and marinade in a roasting dish and cover tightly with foil
- making sure it’s well sealed. Cook on a low oven shelf for 4 hours.
- Meanwhile
- for the pickled pink onions
- put the onions in a small bowl
- pour over 350ml/12fl oz boiling water and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Drain and return the onions to the bowl. Add the salt
- oregano
- cumin seeds
- cider vinegar and lime juice. Mix well
- then cover with cling film and place in the fridge for 2 hours. The onions will pickle and turn pink.
- When the pork is cooked
- remove from the oven and set aside
- still covered
- to rest for 20 minutes while you make the tacos.
- Turn the oven up to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
- Take two muffin trays and turn them upside down. Lay a tortilla over one of the mounds and poke them down the sides to create a bowl shape. Spray with 4–6 sprays of oil. Repeat with the remaining tortillas. Bake for 7–8 minutes or until the tortilla cases are golden-brown.
- Remove the foil from the pork and shred the meat
- using two forks. Mix the pork well with the marinade and pan juices. Place back in the oven for 15 minutes or until heated through.
- Place a tortilla bowl on each plate and fill with a pile of pulled pork. Arrange the shredded lettuce and tomatoes on the side. Top with the pickled pink onions and coriander and serve straight away.

