Slow Cooked Pork
- 4 slices thick-sliced bacon, cut in 1/2" slices
- 3 1/2 pounds boneless pork shoulder or butt, trimmed of fat, cut in 2-inch pieces
- 3 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 3 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 4 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 2 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
- 1 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 large white onion, cut in eighths
- 6 large garlic clove, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
- 3 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1/2 cup water
- 12 fresh flour tortillas, 6" size
- Garnish
- 2 small tomatoes, chopped
- 1 large avacado, sliced
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 medium jalapeno, minced
- 1 cup jack cheese, grated
- 1.tn a heavy 12 inch skillet or shallow pan saute the bacon and drain on paper towels. Pour off all the fat and return 3 tablespoons to the pan. Add the pork to the pan with the bacon fat, and toss with cumin,coriander,salt, and pepper. Over high heat brown the meat well on all sides. Cook in batches if necessary, as the meat will not brown well when crowded.
- 2.tn a small saucepan stir together the vinegar and honey, bring to a boil over medium heat,and reduce to 1/2 cup. Pour over the meat in the pan and add the onion, garlic, red pepper, jalapeno, bacon, and thyme. Scraping the bottom of pan, mix all the ingredients together, lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes. Add the beef broth and water and continue cooking for another 30 minutes. The meat should be tender and caramelized, with only a little liquid left in the pan.
- 3.temove from the heat and pull apart into smaller chunks with 2 forks. Serve in warmed flour tortillas topped with tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, jack cheese, and jalapeno.
bacon, pork shoulder, ground cumin, ground coriander, coarse salt, ground pepper, red wine vinegar, honey, white onion, garlic, red pepper, jalapeno pepper, thyme, beef broth, water, flour tortillas, tomatoes, avacado, cilantro, jack cheese
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/slow-cooked-pork-1249499 (may not work)