Porchetta
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 1 hrs and 30 mins
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Serves:
6
Energy
1498kj
356kcal
Mexican-Style Pulled Pork
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A pulled pork recipe inspired by classic Mexican flavours. This recipe is easy to make at home with just a few ingredients, minimal prep and one pot or a slow cooker. Serve with tortillas drizzled with sour cream, guacamole and slaw.
This recipe is part of our budget-friendly collection, made up of recipes that will feed a family for under £1.50 a portion*.
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 6 hrs and 0 mins
Serves: 6
Cooking Skill: Not Too Tricky
Ingredients
1 x 1.6kg
boneless pork shoulder joint, rind and skin removed
1 x 25g
packet prepared Taco or fajitas seasoning of your choice
400ml
tomato passata sauce
Zest and juice of 1 orange or 100ml orange juice
Method
Step 1
Put the joint on a chopping board and pat dry with kitchen paper. With a sharp knife make several slashes over the joint. Season all over with Taco or fajitas seasoning.
Step 2
Pour the passata and orange zest and juice into the base of the slow cooker and stir well.
Step 3
Add the pork joint and spoon over the sauce. Cover and cook for 4-6 hours on HIGH or 8-10 hours on LOW, or according to the manufacturer’s instructions for your slow cooker.
Step 4
`Pull’ the cooked pork apart in the slow cooker by securing with a fork and shredding the meat with a second fork.
Step 5
Serve the pulled pork with extra sauce in warmed corn tortillas or flat breads, drizzled with reduced fat sour cream or natural yogurt, sliced avocado or guacamole and shredded white cabbage slaw.
Tips and Serving Suggestions
Oven Method:
Follow step 1. Preheat the oven to 150°C, 130°C Fan, Gas Mark 2. Place the pork into a small to medium-sized, foil-lined roasting tin or ovenproof casserole dish. Season the joint all over with the Taco or fajitas seasoning. Pour the passata sauce and the orange zest and juice around the joint. Cover tightly with extra foil, or the casserole lid and cook in the oven for about 5 hours or until tender. Remove the joint the oven and leave to rest (in the cooking liquor), covered for 20 minutes. Transfer the pork to a chopping board (retain the cooking liquor) and `pull’ the cooked pork apart by securing with a fork and shredding the meat with a second fork, spoon over any remaining sauce and use as required.
*Cost per serving based on proportion of ingredients used to make the dish. Total cost of ingredients calculated based on average price across four British supermarkets. Prices correct as of 26.09.24; but are subject to change due to fluctuations in ingredient prices.
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Each serving provides
Based on shoulder
18%
Fat
12g
17%
Saturates
3.8g
19%
Sugars
4.7g
5%
Salt
0.82g
14%
% of an adult's Reference intake
Typical energy values per 100g:
444kJ,
106kcal,
3.6g fat,
1.1g saturates
Each serving provides:
56.4g Protein,
5.3g Carbohydrate,
0.7g Fibre
If different cuts of meat are used, then the nutrition info may vary
Method
Step 1
Put the joint on a chopping board and pat dry with kitchen paper. With a sharp knife make several slashes over the joint. Season all over with Taco or fajitas seasoning.
Step 2
Pour the passata and orange zest and juice into the base of the slow cooker and stir well.
Step 3
Add the pork joint and spoon over the sauce. Cover and cook for 4-6 hours on HIGH or 8-10 hours on LOW, or according to the manufacturer’s instructions for your slow cooker.
Step 4
`Pull’ the cooked pork apart in the slow cooker by securing with a fork and shredding the meat with a second fork.
Step 5
Serve the pulled pork with extra sauce in warmed corn tortillas or flat breads, drizzled with reduced fat sour cream or natural yogurt, sliced avocado or guacamole and shredded white cabbage slaw.
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