Pork tortillas
Serves: 6
Prep time: 20 mins, plus 1 hr marinating Total time: 
Recipe by Linda Tubby / Photograph by laura Edwards
Pork tortillas
Serves: 6
Prep time: 20 mins, plus 1 hr marinating Total time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
647Kcal
Fat
10gr
Saturates
3gr
Carbs
86gr
Sugars
8gr
Fibre
5gr
Protein
54gr
Salt
3.5gr
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Ingredients
- 1.2kg boneless pork shoulder joint
- 6 fat garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 3cm piece root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp spicy chipotle chilli paste (from a jar)
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 200ml white wine vinegar
- 1½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large echalion shallots, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
- 4 thyme sprigs
- 1 tbsp sea salt flakes
- 12 tortilla wraps
- 1 x 31g pack coriander, leaves removed
- 3 limes, cut into wedges
Step by step
Get ahead
Cook the pork the day before and leave it whole in its juices; cool and chill. Reheat, covered, in the oven (180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4) for about 40 minutes. The cooled pulled pork and its juices freeze well.
- Make deep slashes all over the pork and put it in a large bowl. Using a mini processor (or a pestle and mortar), make a paste from the garlic, ginger, paprika, chipotle chilli paste, ground coriander and 4 tablespoons of the vinegar. Rub this into the meat and leave to marinate for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 6. Put the pork and marinade into a large lidded casserole dish. Add the pepper and remaining vinegar, along with the shallots, sugar, thyme, 600ml water and salt. Mix well.
- Cover closely with a scrunched-up piece of baking paper, put a piece of foil over the dish and then the lid. Cook for 30 minutes, then lower the heat to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Remove from the oven. Baste the meat with the juices, re-cover and cook for another 30 minutes. Lower the oven again to 160°C, fan 140°C, gas 3, and cook for another 2 hours, or until tender. Sieve the juices into a pan and boil to reduce by two-thirds. When ready to serve, remove and discard any skin or fat, pull the meat apart with forks and mix with the syrupy juices.
- Serve in wraps with coriander, guacamole, beans and salsa, and lime to squeeze over.
