Pulled Pork Plantain Tortilla Tacos
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Mexican
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Serves: 8-10 servings
 
Autoimmune Protocol, Paleo, Dairy Free, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free
Ingredients
  • 4½ - 5 lbs pork shoulder
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1½ cup chicken broth
  • ¼ cup grade B maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp cumin
  • 1 tsp + ¼ tsp sea salt
  • Juice from ½ lime
  • 2 medium sized green plantains
  • ½ mango
  • 4 radishes
  • ¼ red onion
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
  1. To make the pork peel and slice onion into thin slice and add to slow cooker.
  2. Peel and chop garlic and add to slow cooker.
  3. Slice lime in half and set aside.
  4. Add chicken broth to slow cooker.
  5. Mix cinnamon, cumin and salt in a small bowl.
  6. Place pork shoulder on a cutting board or in a bowl, pour maple syrup over the meat and rub on all sides and sprinkle with seasoning from previous step.
  7. Add meat to slow cooker and squeeze lime over the top. You can add the lime rinds if you like.
  8. Cook on high for 7-8 hours.
  9. Once cooked remove onions, lime rinds, any pieces of fat, bones and set the juice aside
  10. Shred pork with a fork and serve.
  11. Place remaining meat back in slow cooker to stay warm and squeeze lime on top. You can also add a little of the left over juices to keep the meat moist when storing in the refrigerator.
  12. Chop mango, radishes, red onion and cilantro and set aside.
  13. Begin cooking plantain tortillas when you have about an hour left on the meat.
  14. Wash and cut plantains in multiple pieces leaving skin on.
  15. Boil in water for 20-30 min or until the pieces can easily be pierced with a fork.
  16. Remove plantain pieces from water and peel.
  17. Place plantain in a food processor with ¼ tsp sea salt.
  18. Process until a dough ball forms.
  19. Remove dough ball and roll into small equal sized balls. Make as large or as small as you want. if you don't have a tortilla press you can roll out between plastic wrap or parchment paper. If you do have a press tine with plastic and press ball out to desired thickness.
  20. In a preheated cast iron skillet lay tortilla down and cook until slightly brown. Flip and cook other side. I like to flip a few times throughout cooking.
  21. Place cooked tortilla on plate and restart the process. As the dough drys out a bit it will be less sticky and easier to press. I like to take the dough and make all small dough balls at once and then while one tortilla cooks I press the other.
  22. Once tortillas are all cooked assemble the taco with pork and desired toppings.
Notes
Use organic whenever possible!
Recipe by Whole Lovely Life at https://www.wholelovelylife.com/pulled-pork-plantain-tortilla-tacos/