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TACOS - PORK ROAST - Crispy Pork Belly Tacos with Pico de Gallo
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| Crispy Pork Belly Tacos with Pico de Gallo STAFF-FAVORITE Chef Enrique Olvera stuffs tacos with crispy pork belly, confited in fat, and serves them with a tangy salsa spiked with Mexican beer. BRAISED PORK BELLY | |
| One 2-pound piece | meaty pork belly |
| 1 cup | extra-virgin olive oil |
| 1 cup | melted lard |
| shortening, alternative | |
| 3 | garlic cloves, crushed |
| 1 | white onion, coarsely chopped |
| 2 morita chiles or dried chipotle chiles | |
| 2 teaspoons | kosher salt |
| PICO DE GALLO | |
| 1/2 pound | cherry tomatoes, finely chopped |
| 4 ounces | tomatillos—husked, rinsed and finely chopped (about 3/4 cup) |
| 1/2 small | red onion, finely chopped |
| 1 chile de árbol, crumbled | |
| 1/4 cup | Mexican beer |
| 1/4 cup | fresh lime juice |
| Kosher salt | |
| TACOS | |
| 1 tablespoon | canola oil |
| Twelve 5-inch | Corn Tortillas, warm |
| fresh corn tortillas, alternative | |
| Lime wedges, for serving | |
BRAISE THE PORK BELLY Preheat the oven to 250°. In a large ovenproof saucepan, combine all of the ingredients and bring to a simmer over moderate heat. Cover, transfer to the oven and braise the pork until very tender, about 3 hours. Transfer the pork to a plate to cool slightly; discard the braising liquid.
MAKE THE PICO DE GALLO In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the salt. Season with salt and mix well.
MAKE THE TACOS In a large cast-iron skillet, heat the canola oil. Add the pork belly, skin side down, and weigh it down with another heavy skillet. Cook over moderately low heat until golden and crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer the pork, skin side up, to a cutting board and let cool slightly. Slice across the grain 1/4 inch thick, then halve the slices crosswise. Top each tortilla with a few pieces of pork belly and a little pico de gallo and serve warm.
MAKE AHEAD
The braised pork belly can be refrigerated overnight; return to room temperature before frying. The pico de gallo can be refrigerated for
6 hours.
NOTES
Morita chiles are small, dried smoked chiles; they’re a little spicier than chipotles.
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