Pulled Pork Tacos
Crunchy, savoury and full of flavour, these tacos are sure to be a crowd pleaser. Pulled pork is tender enough to be shredded with a fork or “pulled” apart into pieces. Canadian pork provides many essential nutrients including high quality protein, iron, zinc and B vitamins. All raw fresh pork cuts qualify as ‘lean’ when trimmed of visible fat.
Ingredients:
| Tortilla shells | 8 small | 8 small |
| Pork tenderloin | 1 lb | 450 g |
| Olive oil | 1 Tbsp | 15 mL |
| Clubhouse applewood smoked chicken or mesquite seasoning | 2 tsp | 10 mL |
| BBQ sauce | ½ cup | 125 mL |
| Water | ½ cup | 125 mL |
| Shredded cabbage or romaine lettuce | 1 cup | 250 mL |
| Red onion, sliced | ½ each | ½ each |
| Jalapeno, minced | 1 each | 1 each |
Directions:
- Heat the oil in a large skillet to medium/high heat. Season pork tenderloin with pepper.
- Sear the outside of the pork until all sides are browned.
- Place pork in slow cooker with 2 tsp of applewood smoked seasoning.
- Add water to slow cooker and turn on low for 6 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- Remove pork from slow cooker and shred into pieces in a medium sized bowl.
- Add desired amount of BBQ sauce.
- Layer pork with cabbage and top with onion and jalapeno in tortilla shells. Wrap/roll up tortilla shell and enjoy!
Makes 4 servings ( 282 g /serving). 1 serving = 2 tacos
