Shredded Pork With Roasted Tomatoes & Chipotle Peppers
- 2 boneless pork shoulder cut into 3-inch chunks
- 1 white onion small, quartered
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 pounds plum tomatoes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons canola oil plus additonal oil for roasting tomatoes
- 1 small onion thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 6 ounces mexican chorizo cooked and drained
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 1/2 ounces chipotle chiles in adobo sauce pureed
- salt to taste
- 32 corn tortillas small, fried
- 1/2 cup crema Mexican cream
- 1 avocado ripe, cut up
- Place pork, 1 white onion and 2 cloves garlic in 2-quart sauce pot; cover completely with water and bring to a rolling boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Drain meat (discard garlic and onion). When cool enough to handle, remove bones, shred pork and store in refrigerator until ready to use.
- Cut tomatoes in half and discard stems and seeds. Place in shallow pan and brush with oil. Roast in 375 degrees F oven 20 to 30 minutes or until tomato skins slip off easily. Discard skins and chop tomatoes.
- Heat oil in medium skillet. Cook and stir 1 small onion and 2 cloves garlic over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in tomatoes, cover, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes or until tomatoes are very saucy. Add remaining sauce ingredients (cooked chorizo, ground cloves, cinnamon, dried thyme, pureed chipotle chiles) and shredded pork and simmer 2 to 3 more minutes or until mixture is well blended and heated through.
- Serve hot meat mixture on tostaditas with crema and avocado.
pork shoulder, white onion, garlic, salt, tomatoes, canola oil, onion, garlic, ground cloves, cinnamon, thyme, chiles, salt, corn tortillas, cream, avocado
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Shredded-Pork-with-Roasted-Tomatoes-_-Chipotle-Peppers-9039292 (may not work)