Ingredients
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For the pork filling
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 shallot (minced)
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 pound Farm Promise ground pork
- 1 15.5- ounce can black beans (rinsed and drained)
- 1 10- ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne
To serve
- 12 taco-sized soft corn tortillas
- 4 ounces Cotija cheese (crumbled)
- Pickled Red Onions (click the link above for my pickled onions recipe)
- 1 cup picked fresh cilantro leaves
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- Warm the olive oil over medium-high heat in a 12-inch nonstick skillet. Add shallot and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to soften, about a minute. Stir pork into skillet, breaking up with a spatula into small pieces, and continue cooking for a few minutes until lightly browned. Add beans, tomatoes (along with all their juices), salt, chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano and cayenne to skillet and stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for five minutes.
- To serve, warm taco shells according to package directions. Fill each shell with some of the pork mixture and top with Cotija, pickled onions and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main