Filipino flavours of adobo are classic with a sweet and sour tang that works perfectly with this pork taco recipe. You can also serve it over rice or tuck it into some crunchy lettuce leaves for a fresh tasting alternative.
Yield: Serves 4-6
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 lb (500 g) Ontario ground pork
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 tbsp (60 mL) soy sauce, divided
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) pepper
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) canola oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) white vinegar
- 1 pkg (336 g) small corn or flour tortillas (about 5 inch/12.5 cm diameter)
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 lime, cut into wedges (optional)
Cooking Instructions:
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat and brown pork evenly for about 5 minutes, breaking up with a spatula. Scrape into a colander and let pork drain. Wipe out skillet. Scrape pork into a bowl and stir in garlic, 2 tbsp (30 mL) of the soy sauce, brown sugar and pepper until well coated.
- Return skillet to medium heat and add oil. Cook onion and jalapeño for about 3 minutes or until softened. Return seasoned pork to skillet and stir in oyster sauce, vinegar and remaining soy sauce. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Warm tortillas if desired. Spoon pork mixture into tortillas and sprinkle with green onions and a squeeze of lime if desired.
Tip: Substitute crunchy baby gem or romaine leaves for the tortillas.
Nutritional Information |
Pork Adobo Tacos |
1/4 of recipe |
Protein |
29g |
Calories |
470 |
Sugar |
6g |
Fat |
18g |
Saturated |
5g |
Monounsaturated |
|
Polyunsaturated |
|
Cholesterol |
70mg |
Sodium |
1260mg |
Potassium |
|
Calcium |
100mg |
Carbohydrate |
49g |
Fibre |
6g |