Carne Enchilada (pork taco) Recipe - Barbecuebible.com

Carne Enchilada (pork taco) Recipe - Barbecuebible.com

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Pork marinated in adobo (dried chili paste), grilled over a hot fire, and served in tacos—it’s Mexican comfort food at its best.

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Ingredients

  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled
  • Coarse salt
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons cumin seed
  • 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
  • 2 pequin chiles (optional)
  • 1 to 2 guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded, and soaked in hot water for 20 minutes, then skinned (scrape off the flesh with a knife)
  • 1 to 2 ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded, and soaked in hot water for 20 minutes
  • Juice of 1/2 to 1 lime
  • Juice of 1/2 orange
  • One boneless center-cut pork shoulder, sliced across the grain into 1/4-inch steaks, (about 2 pounds total)
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 fresh corn tortillas
  • Fresh pico de gallo
  • Sliced avocado
  • Diced white onion
  • Chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • Lime wedges
  • A molcajete or large mortar and pestle (optional)

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