Pulled Pork Tacos with Pickled Cabbage Slaw & Chive Crema

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High protein New

Pulled Pork Tacos with Pickled Cabbage Slaw & Chive Crema

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Cuisine: South American
Food group: Pork

Turn up your next Taco Tuesday with these crowd-pleasing tacos. Think melt-in-your-mouth-tender slow-cooked British pork, simmered in a fiery ancho sauce. A vibrant pickled slaw, starring crunchy cabbage and sweet carrot. And a cooling chive crema to balance the heat. All stuffed in Cantina del Sabor Cali street tacos, for those authentic Mexican flavours. Delish!

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Pull out a large frying pan, a medium saucepan, a large bowl, a small bowl, a measuring jug & a grater

Pickle the slaw

  • Thinly slice the cabbage. Coarsely grate the carrot. Thinly slice the onion. Finely slice the chives
  • In the large bowl, combine the cabbage, carrot, maple mustard dressing, juice from the lime and half the sliced onion. Mix well and season with salt and pepper. Leave to pickle

Simmer the pork

  • Heat the medium saucepan with 1/2 tsp oil on medium heat. Once hot, add the remaining sliced onion and cook for 3-4 mins. Season with salt and pepper
  • Stir in the ancho spice blend and tomato ketchup and cook for a further minute
  • Add the pork (with all the juices from the bag) and 200ml water (100ml for 1 person). Gently pull apart any larger pieces of pork and simmer for 10 mins. Season with salt and pepper

Make the chive crema

  • Meanwhile, in the small bowl, mix together the soft cheese, mustard and half the chives. Season with salt and pepper. Add a splash of water to loosen to spreading consistency

Time for tacos

  • Heat the large frying pan on high heat. Once hot, add 3-4 tortillas to the pan and cook for 1 min on each side, until golden. Remove and repeat with the remaining tortillas (3-4 per person)

Plate up

  • Share the tacos between plates. Spread the chive crema onto each taco. Top with the slaw and the pulled pork. Sprinkle over the remaining chives

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