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Pork Shoulder Tacos
🇲🇽 Mexican

Pork Shoulder Tacos

🇲🇽 Mexican

Warm bread wrapped around savoury pork shoulder, crunchy salad and a cool sauce — handheld happiness. 33 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 18 min Cook 15 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Yogurt4 tbsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Tomato2, sliced
  • Garlic2 cloves, minced
  • Vegetable Oil1 tbsp
  • Fresh Cilantrohandful
  • Corn Tortillas12
  • Red Onion1/2, pickled
  • Flatbread or Tortillas4
  • Lettuce1/2, shredded
  • Pork Shoulder600 g, cubed

Instructions

  1. 1

    Season the pork shoulder with the garlic, salt and half the spices, then cook in the Vegetable Oil until browned and juicy.

  2. 2

    Warm the flatbreads in a dry pan until soft and pliable, about 30 seconds a side.

  3. 3

    Stir the yogurt with a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lime for a quick sauce.

  4. 4

    Pile the pork shoulder onto each bread with lettuce, tomato and the yogurt sauce.

  5. 5

    Roll tightly, wrap the bottom half in paper, and eat while the filling is still warm.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Why These Pork Tacos Beat the Restaurant Version · on YouTube