Pulled Pork with Smoked Paprika Lime Oil
Ingredients
- Pulled Pork
- 1 lb pork tenderloin 500 g
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin 7 mL
- 1/4 tsp salt 1 mL
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1 mL
- 2 tsp canola oil 10 mL
- 1 medium red onion, cut into 12 wedges
- 1 medium jalapeno, seeded and minced
- 1/2 cup water 125 mL
- Smoked Paprika Lime Sauce
- 1 Tbsp canola oil 15 mL
- 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice 30 mL
- 1 medium garlic clove, minced
- 1 tsp smoked paprika 5 mL
- 1/4 tsp salt 1 mL
- Assembly
- 8 soft corn tortillas
- 4 cups shredded lettuce 1 L
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 60 mL
- 1 medium lime, cut into 8 wedges
Instructions
- 1. Sprinkle pork with cumin, salt and pepper. In skillet, heat 2 tsp (10 mL) canola oil over medium-high heat. Brown pork for 2 minutes, turn and cook other side for 2 minutes.
- 2. In slow cooker, add onion, jalapeno and water. Add pork and cook 3 1/2 hours on high setting or 7 hours on low setting or until pork is fork tender.
- 3. Meanwhile, in small bowl, whisk together all ingredients for Smoked Paprika Lime Sauce. Set aside.
- 4. Transfer pork to cutting board, leaving onion mixture in slow cooker. Let pork stand 3 minutes. Shred meat using two forks and stir back into onion mixture.
- 5. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Top with equal amounts of shredded lettuce and pulled pork. Stir paprika mixture and spoon evenly over tortillas and top with cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
Yield
4 servings (3 cups/750 mL) pulled pork and ¼ cup/60 mL sauce)
serving size
2 tortillas and 3/4 cup (175 mL) pulled pork and 1 Tbsp (15 mL) sauce
nutritional analysis
Per Serving
| Calories | 320 |
| Total Fat | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1,5 g |
| Cholesterol | 75 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 30 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Protein | 27 g |
| Sodium | 400 mg |
| Potassium | 643 mg |
