Pork Tacos With Poblano Pico And Lime Crema Recipes

Steps:

• Mince a few slices of onion to get 1 tablespoon. Add minced onion, tomato, kiwi, juice from 2 lime wedges, 3/4 of the cilantro, salt, and pepper to a small bowl. Mix into a salsa.
• Juice 1/4 of the lime into another small bowl; mix in sour cream to make the crema.
• Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion and poblano pepper. Cook, tossing occasionally, until softened and lightly charred, 3 to 4 minutes. Add pork and Mexican seasoning. Cook until pork is browned throughout, 4 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add chicken stock, tomato paste, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until everything is coated, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Wrap tortillas in a damp cloth and microwave for 30 seconds. Divide tortillas over plates; spread cream on top. Top tortillas with pork mixture and salsa. Garnish with remaining cilantro.

Steps:

• For the marinated skirt steak: Combine the brown sugar, hot sauce and orange juice in a shallow container. Add the steak and marinate, refrigerated, for at least 20 minutes and up to 2 hours.
• For the pomegranate pico: Roll the pomegranate to loosen the seeds, then cut the pomegranate in half. Hold one of the halves over a bowl, cut-side down, and tap the top with a spoon while lightly squeezing to release the seeds (save the remaining pomegranate half for another use). Add the pineapple, jalapeno, olive oil, lime juice and some salt; toss and set aside.
• For the poblano crema: Add the cilantro, creme fraiche, salt, garlic, poblanos and lime zest and juice to a food processor; process to combine. Set aside.
• Prepare a grill for high heat. Grill the skirt steak for 6 to 8 minutes per side. Let rest, then slice thinly.
• For serving: Fry the corn tortillas in vegetable oil until crisp; set aside.
• Place the arugula in a bowl and dress with the olive oil, lime juice and a pinch of salt.
• To plate: Smear some poblano crema across a plate; place a tortilla, off-center, on top. Add a small portion of the arugula salad to the tortilla, followed by some steak. Top with some pomegranate pico and garnish with cotija.

Steps:

• Prepare pickled vegetables: zest and juice the lime. Set zest aside for cilantro-lime crema. Combine lime juice with shallots, jalapeno, sugar, and salt in a small bowl; set aside. Stir occasionally while preparing the rest of the meal.
• Prepare cilantro-lime crema: combine reserved lime zest with sour cream, lime juice, cilantro, and ancho chili powder in a small bowl. Add water, a little at a time, until crema has a pourable consistency. Refrigerate until needed.
• Prepare charred corn: place frozen corn in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave on high until thawed, 2 to 3 minutes. Spread corn between two paper towels and blot to dry.
• Heat a large dry pan over medium-high heat. Spread corn evenly in the pan and roast until browned on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Stir and continue to cook until charred on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes more. Transfer to a serving bowl.
• Prepare pork tacos: combine butter and olive oil in the same pan over medium-high heat until butter has melted. Cook and stir pork in the hot pan until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in 4 teaspoons chile powder, taco seasoning, garlic powder, cumin, bouillon powder, salt, and pepper. Add water and cook until liquid has reduced and mixture has thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Taste and adjust spices as needed.
• While the liquid is reducing, drain the pickling juice from the vegetables and pour it into the corn. Stir in 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon chile powder, salt, and pepper.
• Fill warm tortillas with pork and corn. Top with pickled vegetables and drizzle with crema.

Steps:

• Roast the poblanos directly over a gas flame or under a preheated broiler, turning, until charred all over. Transfer the chiles to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let steam for 15 minutes. Peel, seed and stem the chiles, then cut them into 1/4-inch strips. Light a grill or preheat a grill pan. Brush the chicken all over with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over moderately high heat, turning once, until the skin is crisp and browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a carving board and cut into 1/2-inch strips. In a medium bowl, toss the poblano strips with the chicken and cilantro and season with salt and pepper. Serve the chicken-poblano filling in the warm tortillas with the crema, lettuce, onion and lime wedges.

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and black pepper. Add oil to pan.
• Add pork, and saute 4 minutes or until browned Remove pork from pan; place in a bowl. Add onion and jalapeno to pan. Add broth; reduce heat, and simmer for 1 minute, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Stir in tomato; simmer 2 minutes.
• Return pork and accumulated juices to pan. Stir in cilantro and lime juice; cook 1 minute or until pork in done.
• Heat tortillas according to package directions. Spoon 1/2 cup pork mixture into each tortilla; roll up.

Steps:

• Preheat a lightly oiled grill on medium-high heat.
• While the grill is heating up, prepare the pico de gallo. In a small mixing bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, cilantro, garlic, salt and lime juice. Set aside.
• Next, prepare the grilled portabella filling. Remove the stems from the portabellas, and discard. Using a spoon, scrape out the dark gills from the underside of the mushroom caps.
• Lightly brush the portabellas and the onions on both sides with canola oil, and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• Arrange the mushrooms, onion, and poblano on the hot grill, and cook for 5-6 minutes per side or until the mushrooms are softened and the onion is lightly charred. Remove from heat and transfer to a cutting board.
• Remove the stem and seeds from the poblano, and discard. Cut the poblano and the portabellas into thin strips, and roughly chop the onion. Transfer to a mixing bowl and toss with lime juice and chipotle powder until well coated.
• To assemble, arrange 2 tortillas per plate, and divide the mushroom filling evenly between them. Serve with pico de gallo and bowls of the different toppings so that everyone can garnish their tacos as they please.