BBQ Shredded Pork and Quinoa Tacos
- 1 pound pork butt (see Note)
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1 cup water
- 8 small corn or flour tortillas
- 2 avocados, cut into 1-inch cubes
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- Add the pork butt, garlic, BBQ sauce and enough water to bring the liquid half way up the side of the pork to a medium-sized heavy-bottomed pot.
- Bring it to a boil over high heat then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer gently for 3-4 hours, or until the pork pulls apart easily with a fork.
- Remove the pot from the heat, place pork in a large bowl and shred, using 2 forks.
- Place the pot with the cooking liquid back on the burner and raise the heat to high.
- Boil, stirring often, until the liquid reduces to the consistency of BBQ sauce.
- Pour the reduced cooking liquid over the shredded pork and mix well.
- Salt to taste.
- Add the quinoa and water to a small saucepan over high heat.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cook, covered, for 12 minutes.
- Remove from the heat.
- Preheat the oven to 250.
- Wrap the tortillas in a clean damp dish cloth and place in the oven for about 5 minutes just to warm them through.
- Mix together the avocado, lime juice and a pinch of salt.
- Serve the BBQ pulled pork with quinoa, the avocado salsa, sliced red onions and tortillas.
pork, garlic, bbq sauce, quinoa, water, corn, avocados, lime, salt, red onion
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/bbq-shredded-pork-and-quinoa-tacos (may not work)