Ingredients
Guava Glazed Pulled Pork:
- One 4-pound boneless pork butt
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup fresh oregano leaves
- 10 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups guava jelly
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 16 corn tortillas, warmed
- Chipotle Mayonnaise, recipe follows
- Sour Orange, Red Cabbage and Jicama Slaw, recipe follows
- Fresh cilantro leaves, for serving
Directions
Special equipment: roaster box with probe thermometer, such as La Caja China; sufficient charcoal to cook pork butt for 4 to 5 hours (about 30 pounds)
For the pork: Using a paring knife, make small slits over the entire surface of the pork. Put the pork in a large roasting pan or bowl. Combine the oil, oregano, garlic and a big pinch of salt in a blender and blend until smooth. Rub into the slashes. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours.
Whisk together the guava jelly, mustard, orange and lime juices in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Prepare the roaster box according to manufacturer's instructions.
Sprinkle the pork liberally with salt and pepper and put fat-side up on the rack over the roasting pan in the roaster box. Cook for 1 hour, flip, and cook another 2 hours. Glaze the top with the guava mixture, flip, glaze again, cover the box and cook another 30 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the pork is about 195 degrees F. You can check the meat occasionally to make sure the glaze on the top of the meat isn't burning, so you can add sufficient charcoal to keep the box hot without burning the glaze. Total cooking time will be between 4 and 5 hours. Remove the pork, tent lightly with foil and let rest 15 minutes. Pull the pork into bite-size pieces and toss with more of the guava glaze.
Lay the warm tortillas on a flat surface. Smear some Chipotle Mayonnaise on each one. Fill the center with some of the pork, some of the Sour Orange, Red Cabbage and Jicama Slaw and top each with some cilantro leaves. Fold over and eat.
Chipotle Mayonnaise:
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons pureed chipotles en adobo
- Juice of 1/2 lime
Whisk the mayonnaise, pureed chipotles en adobo and lime juice together until smooth.
Sour Orange, Red Cabbage and Jicama Slaw:
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 jicama, grated on large holes of box grater
- 1/2 small red onion, grated on large holes of box grater
- 1/4 head red cabbage, grated on large holes of box grater
- 1 large carrot, grated on large holes of box grater
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Whisk together the orange juice, lime juice, honey and sugar in a large bowl. Add the jicama, onions, cabbage, carrots and cilantro and season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving to allow flavors to meld.
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By neverquietagain
Colorado Spring...
on January 14, 2013
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I made these tacos with pulled pork I had on hand from another day. I seasoned the meat with some Southwestern chili peppers (a variety and made the slaw to go with it. I wasn't crazy about the slaw, until I put it on the tacos. My god, it made the dish. And my veggie-loving daughter couldn't stop eating the slaw, either. Bobby flay scores again.
By MommaBec
Glencoe, IL
on October 15, 2012
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I only made the slaw and served it with beef tenderloin. It was Bobby Flay Fantastic. The flavors added such a jab to the other dishes. I will always use this slaw.
By baldophd
on June 07, 2012
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Very tasty. Our guests very mcuh liked this the meat and they raved about the slaw. I did not find it difficult to make. The only thing I changes was that I brined the pork for a day before I rubbed the spices in. We will definitely be serving it again. Of the 15 dishes served that afternoon, the slaw was most mentioned by guests.
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