Sweet Pork Tacos
If you’re not drooling from the title of this recipe it might be because your brain is trying to figure out how this all works together. It’s actually an incredibly balanced meal, with just the right amount of sweetness, light and cool, and spicy. It combines for a light, but filling dish.
It’s definitely not your typical taco, but it’s one you’ll remember and enjoy as being incredibly satisfying.
INGREDIENTS
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic
1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
2 tsp fish sauce
1 – 1 1/2 lbs pork ribs, cut into small chunks
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp water
Cucumber-Pineapple Salsa
1 cup cucumber, chopped
1 cup pineapple, chopped
½ cup cilantro, chopped
2-3 green onions, diced
1/2 lime squeezed for its juice
Salt and pepper
Sriarcha Mayo
1 cup mayo
2-3 Tbsp sriracha (more or less to taste)
Fresh flour tortillas for serving
Lime
Cilantro
DIRECTIONS
- In a large pan, heat the olive oil. Add in the garlic and jalapeno and saute until the garlic becomes fragrant and the jalapeno begins to cook through.
- Add in the chunks of pork and saute over high heat.
- Add in the fish sauce and stir for a couple minutes until the pork is cooked through. Add 1 tablespoon water and 1 tablespoon sugar. Stir in with the pork. About a minute later, repeat. By this point the pork should be caramelized. If not, add another tablespoon each of water and sugar, and stir.
- Meanwhile, prepare the salsa by combining the cucumber, pineapple, cilantro, green onion, lime juice, and salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Lightly toss.
- Mix the mayo and sriracha together in a separate small bowl.
- Prepare the tacos by placing the pork down the middle of a warm flour tortilla. Top with salsa, sriracha mayo, cilantro and a hit of fresh lime.
It’s a dish that’s more related to Thai food than Mexican, but it’s super tasty no matter what it is.
Sweet Pork Tacos with Cucumber-Pineapple Salsa and Sriracha Mayo
Ingredients
- Fresh flour tortillas for serving
- Lime
- Cilantro
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 jalapeno seeded and diced
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 1 – 1 1/2 lbs pork ribs cut into small chunks
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp water
Cucumber-Pineapple Salsa
- 1 cup cucumber chopped
- 1 cup pineapple chopped
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
- 2-3 green onions diced
- 1/2 lime squeezed for its juice
- Salt and pepper
Sriarcha Mayo
- 1 cup mayo
- 2-3 Tbsp sriracha more or less to taste
Instructions
- In a large pan, heat the olive oil. Add in the garlic and jalapeno and saute until the garlic becomes fragrant and the jalapeno begins to cook through.
- Add in the chunks of pork and saute over high heat.
- Add in the fish sauce and stir for a couple minutes until the pork is cooked through. Add 1 tablespoon water and 1 tablespoon sugar. Stir in with the pork. About a minute later, repeat. By this point the pork should be caramelized. If not, add another tablespoon each of water and sugar, and stir.
- Meanwhile, prepare the salsa by combining the cucumber, pineapple, cilantro, green onion, lime juice, and salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Lightly toss.
- Mix the mayo and sriracha together in a separate small bowl.
- Prepare the tacos by placing the pork down the middle of a warm flour tortilla. Top with salsa, sriracha mayo, cilantro and a hit of fresh lime.
Masshole Mommy says
That salsa sounds so good. I bet my whole family would love this meal!
Lucy's Cruelty Free Beauty and Living says
I love the whole idea of tacos! I just started transitioning to vegan and this would be super easy to re-work with 2-3 substitutions:) That salsa sounds yummy and the mayo is super easy! No I just need some veganaise!
Heather W says
This looks FUN! I love cooking outside of the box and the spicy with "cool"? Sign me up!
Veronica Pototska says
I really love tacos! I will definitely follow your recipe to cook some! They looks delicious
Hannah Adkins says
MMM Pork Tacos. I bet they taste amazing. It seems like anything pork and pineapple is to die for!
Carolyn @ Fennell Seeds says
You have me at sriracha mayo. We have a lot of tacos in my house so I need to add this to the rotation.
Becca says
All those ingredients together sound amazing! I like pretty much anything that includes pineapple.
Bernadette Callahan says
Taco recipes seems to be all over this week! I never even thought about using pork in tacos. Great idea and everyone here likes pork.
Mariah Meyer says
Yum! I have never thought to use pork in tacos before, but that would be a great swap for the beef!
Author TP Keane says
yum, these look fantastic. We have tacos all the time but it's never pork. Must try them.
Amanda Love says
That's a really unusual combo. Never would have thought to put pineapple on there. I love it on my pizza so might give this a shot.
Heather says
I might make that salsa just to eat as a snack! It sounds delicious. Actually, the whole dish sounds good to me. I am going to have to see about making it in the coming weeks!
NatePD says
No tacos for me! I'm on a diet haha looks delish.
DENEA DURAN says
Looks so good! Too bad my diet won't allow me! I wish LOL!
Michele ~ West Via Midwest says
That salsa got me… or maybe the sriracha mayo! Yum, pinned to make over the weekend! thanks!
Laura - Eye Candy Creative Studio says
wow this sounds like something I need to try as my family would love these. We love doing pork in tacos – it's a nice change
Megan McCoig says
These look incredibly tasty. I love Mexican but usually have chicken, will have to try this. The sauce looks insane!!!
Kim Young says
These sound like delicious and different tacos! I'm drooling – you got me! We host a fun link-party every week with a bit of a twist – the hosts make and feature the recipes linked up! We'd love for you to stop by and link up with us! http://tinyurl.com/h22otpq
Liz Latham says
I just made some sriracha mayo the other day and have quite a bit leftover. This would be the perfect recipe to use it on! Thanks for linking up with Delicious Dishes Link Party!
Shirley Wood says
Mmmmm! So glad you shared this recipe with us at Merry Monday. Your salsa sounds especially scrumptious!