Pork Verde Tacos

If you ever get insane cravings for Mexican food, like I do, these Pork Verde Tacos will make you so happy!  Warm buttery tortillas filled with tender shredded pork that has been drenched with tangy tomatillo sauce.  Top that with cool sour cream, fresh cilantro and a spritz of lime and call it Dinner!  Don’t forget to save a wedge of lime for your frosty ice cold beer.

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 Here in California we have so many excellent authentic Mexican food restaurants.  But, I’m too cheap to eat out often and I prefer to have control over the ingredients used to make the meal.  There is a reason restaurant food tastes so delicious, or three reasons to be exact . . . Lard, Salt and Cheese!

Once you start making your own restaurant copycat dishes you will notice how much better you feel after eating the homemade versions.  The food is so much lighter and doesn’t leave you feeling like there is a brick in your stomach.

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 This verde sauce is made simply with tomatillos.  If you have never cooked with tomatillos they are actually very easy to prepare.  

When choosing which tomatillos to purchase; make sure they are firm, green and still covered by the husk.  When prepping your tomatillos, remove the husks and wash off the strange sticky film that covers the outside.

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 I used the leftover pork from my Slow Cooker Apple Barbeque Pulled Pork recipe.  You can check out that recipe or cook whatever type of meat you prefer.  Shredded chicken would be delicious in these tacos!  This meaty verde sauce would taste great over rice too!

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Pork Verde Tacos

2013-06-28 01:32:08

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Verde Sauce

1 lb Tomatillos

2-3 Tb chopped Jalapeno (1 small pepper)

1/3 cup chopped White Onion (1/2 small onion)

2 Tb Lime Juice (1 lime)

4 Garlic Cloves (chopped)

1/4 tsp Salt

Pinch of Pepper

Pinch of Cumin

Pinch of Chili Powder

Tacos

2½ cups Shredded Pork*

1 package Tortillas

Sour Cream (optional)

Cilantro (optional)

Shredded Cheese (optional)

Avocado (optional)

Instructions

Cook and prepare the pork or meat of choice.*

Verde Sauce

Remove husks and clean the tomatillos.

Transfer to medium saucepan and add 1/2 cup of water.

Cook on medium heat until a fork can be easily inserted (about 10-15 minutes). Turn tomatillos once while cooking.

Once tomatillos are cooked, transfer to blender or food processor and puree (Carefully!).

Return to saucepan and add the jalapeno, onion, lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder.

Simmer on medium-low heat 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally.

Add the shredded pork to the verde sauce and reheat in the sauce if necessary.

Remove from heat.

Tacos

Grease a frypan with butter and cook each tortilla over medium heat for about 30 seconds on each side. (optional)

Now fill each tortilla with the verde sauce meat then add the toppings you like. Enjoy!

Notes

*I used leftover meat from a previous recipe: Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Use pork, chicken or beef. Chopped, shredded or sliced. Your preference.

This recipe makes about 8-10 tacos, but it depends how much meat you stuff into each taco.

By WonkyWonderful

WonkyWonderful http://wonkywonderful.com/

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