BARBACOA TACOS RECIPE
Use La Monarca Tortillas with this recipe from our friend, Aaron Melendrez:
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Cook Time: 50 Minutes
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Total Time: 2 hours
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Category: Dinner
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Method: Instapot
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Cuisine: Mexican
INGREDIENTS
3 lb Pork Leg
Marinade
1 tbs salt
6 garlic cloves
1/2 chopped red onion
1 tbs cumin
1/2 tbs Oregano
3 oranges small
2 tbs ground achiote
2 chipotle chilis from Adobe chili can
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
INSTRUCTIONS
- Remove moisture from pork leg- Salt and let come to room temp
- Add all marinade ingredients into blender
Blend for 45 seconds
- put pork leg into prep bowl and pour marinade over top and spread evenly over top and bottom . Cover & refrigerate for 1 hour
- pull out and take as much of marinade off roast. Add all marinade along with 1 cup of red wine into Instapot
- sear pork leg on each side on extremely hot cast iron with 1/4 cup oil on each side for 3 minutes
- sear fat on sides on side as well for a few minutes
- add into Instapot with sauce, wine, and 1/2 cup of water
- cook for 50 minutes
- let steam release naturally for 15 minutes
- pull out and shred meat.
Put back into Instapot with lid off and use sauté function for 10 minutes
- add onto cooked La Monarca Bakery Flour Tortilla with avocado, cotija, adobo crema, pickled onion and cabbage, and cilantro
- put pork leg into prep bowl and pour marinade over top and spread evenly over top and bottom . Cover & refrigerate for 1 hour
- pull out and take as much of marinade off roast. Add all marinade along with 1 cup of red wine into Instapot
- sear pork leg on each side on extremely hot cast iron with 1/4 cup oil on each side for 3 minutes
- sear fat on sides on side as well for a few minutes
- add into Instapot with sauce, wine, and 1/2 cup of water
- cook for 50 minutes
- let steam release naturally for 15 minutes
- pull out and shred meat.
Put back into Instapot with lid off and use sauté function for 10 minutes
- add onto cooked La Monarca Bakery Flour Tortilla with avocado, cotija, adobo crema, pickled onion and cabbage, and cilantro
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