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Best Recipe for Mojo Pork Tacos With Sweet Apple Slaw

Ingredients

  • 1 large handful cilantro leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 handful mint leaves, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
  • 1/2 cup fresh oregano leaves
  • 8 garlic cloves, crushed (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 red chile, finely chopped (keep the seeds if you like it hot)
  • Zest and juice of 4 limes
  • Zest and juice of 2 oranges
  • Zest and juice of 2 lemons
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 (6 1/2–7-pound) pork loin
  • 2 green apples, coarsely grated
  • 1/3 head red cabbage, coarsely grated
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 red chile, finely chopped (keep the seeds if you like it hot)
  • 8 spring onions (scallions), finely sliced
  • 1 handful cilantro, leaves picked
  • 1 1/4 cups white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 12 tortillas
  • 1 teaspoon mixed dried herbs
  • 3 avocados, sliced

Instructions

  1. Combine all of the marinade ingredients in a medium bowl, reserving 1 Tbsp. olive oil.
  2. Put the pork loin in a large ziplock bag with the marinade, seal and massage the marinade into the pork. Put the bag in the fridge and marinate for at least 5 hours or overnight.
  3. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
  4. Heat reserved​ 1 Tbsp. oil in a large ovenproof frying pan over medium heat. Remove the pork from the bag and allow the excess marinade to drip away. Cook the pork, turning frequently, for 5 minutes, or until golden brown on all sides.
  5. Put the pan in the oven and cook for 7 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted into the meat reads 143–149°F. Remove from the oven and rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
  6. Make the slaw: Put the apple, cabbage, garlic, chile, spring onion, and cilantro in a medium bowl. Pour over the vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and toss to combine.
  7. Put the apple, cabbage, garlic, chile, spring onion, and cilantro in a medium bowl. Pour over the vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and toss to combine.
  8. To assemble: Assembling a taco is a very personal thing so I’m not going to tell you how to make yours, but here’s how I do mine: I preheat the oven to 350°F. I wrap my tortillas in foil with the dry herbs and stick them in the oven. I get my warm tortilla, put down a layer of avocado slices, then a layer of pork, and then spoon on the epic slaw. I wrap it up and there’s no holding back. So get in there like a shot of tequila and make a mess!
  9. Assembling a taco is a very personal thing so I’m not going to tell you how to make yours, but here’s how I do mine:
  10. I preheat the oven to 350°F. I wrap my tortillas in foil with the dry herbs and stick them in the oven.
  11. I get my warm tortilla, put down a layer of avocado slices, then a layer of pork, and then spoon on the epic slaw. I wrap it up and there’s no holding back. So get in there like a shot of tequila and make a mess!

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