Chipotle Pork Soft Tacos with Pineapple Salsa |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Pork, a common taco filling throughout Latin America, takes well to spices. When serving these soft tacos to younger children, spoon the pork and salsa into a tortilla, roll the tortilla tightly, and then cut it into small bite-sized pieces. Ingredients:
2 cups minced pineapple |
1 cup minced apple |
1/4 cup minced shallots |
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro |
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice |
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 tablespoon canola oil |
1 cup thinly sliced yellow onion |
2 garlic cloves, minced |
1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, cut lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise |
1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth |
1 tablespoon cider vinegar |
1 teaspoon dried oregano |
1 teaspoon ground cumin |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
12 cherry tomatoes, quartered |
2 chipotle chiles, canned in adobo sauce, chopped (about 2 tablespoons) |
12 (6-inch) corn tortillas |
Directions:
1. To prepare salsa, combine first 7 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir until well blended. Cover and chill.
2. To prepare tacos, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion to pan; cook 2 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds. Add pork to pan; cook 4 minutes or until pork is no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Stir in broth and next 7 ingredients. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Uncover; simmer 10 minutes or until liquid is nearly evaporated.
3. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Serve pork mixture with tortillas and salsa.
4. for your toddler: When making the salsa, cut extra fruit into small bite-sized pieces for baby. Omit the black pepper and chipotle peppers; after removing the baby's pork, parents can add peppers at end of simmering in Step 2. Cut the pork into bite-sized pieces. Serve the pork and fruit pieces as finger foods on a plate with a warmed corn tortilla.
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