Pork Tacos

Pork and pineapple tacos!

Main ingredients - pineapple and pork. MMmmmmm.

Here is everything you'll need:  Pork shoulder, fresh pineapple, brown sugar, canned pineapple in 100% pineapple juice, green chiles, chipoltle peppers in adobo sauce, chili powder, cumin, salt, olive oil, onion, cilantro, lime, feta, garlic, and mangoes!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Start by chopping the onion and sauteing in a tablespoon or so of olive oil in a large dutch oven.

 Next, mix 2 teaspoons of salt, with 2 teaspoons of cumin, and 1 teaspoon of chili powder. Trim the excess fat from the pork shoulder.  This step is not pictured as my photographer thought it was too disgusting for photos.  Wash and thoroughly dry the meat.  Then cover the pork shoulder with the seasonings and rub in!

Add another tablespoon of olive oil and bring the heat up on the dutch oven until just starting to smoke.  Add the pork shoulder to the dutch oven.

Brown the meat for several minutes on all sides.

While the meat is browning, prepare the sauce.  I used about 1 chipotle pepper (minced), 1 small can of chopped green chiles, 1 16 oz can of pineapple & juice, 2 cloves of minced garlic, and about 1/4 cup of brown sugar.

Once the meat is nice and golden on all sides, add in the sauce.

 Let that simmer for a few minutes, then place dutch oven into the 350 degree oven and cook for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.  Cook until the meat is falling apart!

Slice up the fresh pineapple.

 Once the meat is done, remove the meat to a plate and shred with two forks.  Place shredded meat in a container back in the oven, covered with some of the juices left in the pan. At this point, you can turn the oven down to 200 degrees or so. This is just to keep the meat warm while finishing everything else up.

 Now, you have removed all the meat and have the spicy sweet sauce remaining in dutch oven.

Put the dutch oven on the stove and heat over medium heat.  Add about a tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in water and stir until  the sauce is slightly thickened.

Line up all your taco ingredients - pork, pineapple, sauce, cilantro, and feta.

 

 Garnish with lime slices.  Serve with sweet corn cake and red beans and rice!  And enjoy!