What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Color of Food: Korean Pork Tacos! Once you get a taste for spicy food, the cravings thrive. That doesn’t mean dinner has to be boring, to say the least. Be creative. I like corn tortillas so I transformed an ordinary pork loin into slightly hot Korean tacos. Forego the kimchi and traditional greens by substituting with crispy broccoli strips and shredded carrots. Fresh cilantro and green onions add zest, not heat. Trust me, this recipe is not “burn your lips off” hot, it’s just more balanced between flavor and spice.
KOREAN PORK TACOS
Ingredients:
1 pound pork loin, cut into chunks
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 cup ground fresh chili paste
1 tablespoon dried garlic
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
2 green onions, snipped
1/4 yellow onion, chopped
Corn tortillas, warmed
10-ounce bag broccoli and carrot slaw
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
Fresh cilantro
Instructions:
Combine rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, chili paste, dried garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, black pepper, sugar, green onions, and yellow onions in a bowl. Add pork chunks, mixing well to coat. Transfer to a ziplock bag, seal, and marinate for 2-4 hours. Heat vegetable oil in an iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pork 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. Be sure the meat is no longer pink in the center. Lower heat and shred pork with two forks. Simmer to absorb liquid to enhance flavor. For coleslaw, mix broccoli and carrot blend with mayonnaise. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Fill bottom half of corn tortillas with coleslaw. Top with shredded pork. Garnish with fresh cilantro.
Another one to save for a cooler day! Not long now, the weather is supposed to be turning this weekend 🥵
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The humidity is a little stifling here. Thank goodness for air-conditioning. 💦🧊
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I’ve never made pork tacos. Interesting option.
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Since I lean toward tacos in general, I tend to get a little creative for my weekly “fix”. 🌮🍃🌶
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Just seeing the word taco stirs up the appetite. These have just enough spice to not have to call the fire department 😉🌿🌮
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Well said. Recently a friend gave me some super hot pepper he had ground into powder. A little on the end of a toothpick made my tongue burst into flames. I figured out a way to eat it anyway. 🔥🍃🌶😜🔥
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That is human torch level 🔥😜🔥😜🔥
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Taco Tuesday. 🌮🍃🌶
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Yummy, Gail! Pork with or in tacos is mouthwatering. More than a Bavarian style meal with pork. 😉 xx Michael
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It’s a change of pace, right?! 😜
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Yeah, Gail! Its also great. Here pork is most time only served as Pork knuckle. Too much for a small person like me, after loosing some weight. Lol xx Michael
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Fusion at its best! 🙂
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That’s right. Fusion Food. 💥
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Sounds great!
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Chomp, Crunch. It’s rude to talk with your mouth full. 🤣🍃🌮
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Great recipe
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Thank you. It’s something a little different than my usual. 🍃🌮🌶
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You have chosen flavor over fire . . . which means you have chosen wisely. Again. 😉
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I decided not to be selfish and always give fire center stage. After all, everything is in it together. 🔥🌿🌮🥦🥕
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Such a hopeful message.
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