Tacos with Pork in Green Sauce (Tacos de cerdo en salsa verde)

Name: Tacos with Pork in Green Sauce (Tacos de cerdo en salsa verde)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 allspice berries; 118 milliliters coarsely chopped cilantro; 1 teaspoon cumin seed; 3 mediums garlic cloves, peeled; 2 serrano or jalapeño chiles, stemmed; 1 kilograms pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 teaspoons salt, divided; 680 grams tomatillos (15 to 18), husked and rinsed; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

The recipe Tacos with Pork in Green Sauce (Tacos de cerdo en salsa verde) is ready in roughly 45 minutes and is definitely an outstanding gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 option for lovers of Mexican food. This recipe serves 6. This main course has 287 calories, 28g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. A mixture of allspice berries, pork shoulder, jalapeño chiles, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

In a 3-quart saucepan, cover the tomatillos and chiles with cold water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the vegetables uncovered, turning occasionally, until the tomatillos are tender and khaki-green all over but still intact, about 15 minutes. Reserve the cooking liquid.

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Tomatillos

Vegetable

Chili Pepper

Water

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Sauce Pan

Heat the cumin, allspice berries, and clove in a small, dry skillet over medium heat, shaking the pan or stirring the spices until they are fragrant and the cumin is a few shades darker, about 1 minute.

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Allspice Berries

Spices

Clove

Cumin

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Frying Pan

Put the spices in a blender along with 1 cup of the tomatillo cooking water and blend until the spices are ground. Using a slotted spoon, gently lift the tomatillos and chiles out of the remaining cooking water and put them in the blender along with the garlic, cilantro, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Blend until smooth.

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Tomatillos

Cilantro

Chili Pepper

Garlic

Spices

Water

Salt

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Slotted Spoon

Blender

Pat the pork dry and season with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt.

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Pork

Salt

Heat the oil in a wide, heavy 4- to 5-quart pot over medium-high heat and brown the pork in batches without crowding, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes per batch.

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Pork

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Return all the meat to the pan and add the tomatillo sauce. Bring to a simmer, stirring to coat the meat, then reduce the heat. Simmer the pork, covered, stirring occasionally, until the meat is tender and the sauce is thickened, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. If necessary, continue to cook uncovered to thicken the sauce. Shred the meat with two forks.

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Tomatillos

Sauce

Meat

Pork

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Frying Pan

Make tacos with the accompaniments.

NOTE: The pork in green sauce will keep chilled for 3 days.ACCOMPANIMENTS: Warm corn tortillas, Mexican crema or sour cream, chopped white onion, chopped cilantro

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Corn Tortilla

Mexican Crema

White Onion

Sour Cream

Cilantro

Sauce

Pork

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Servings:

allspice berries 118milliliters

coarsely chopped cilantro 1teaspoon

cumin seed 3mediums

garlic cloves, peeled 2

serrano or jalapeño chiles, stemmed 1kilograms

pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch pieces 2teaspoons

salt, divided 680grams

tomatillos (15 to 18), husked and rinsed 2Tbsps

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican works really well with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Stoltz Organic Pinot Noir with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 26 dollars per bottle.