Banh Mi Pork Tacos

Name: Banh Mi Pork Tacos
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 lb thinly sliced pork cutlets, cut into thin strips; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 teaspoon white vinegar; 1 cup julienne-cut carrots; 1 cup julienne-cut daikon radish; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1 tablespoon honey; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce; 8 totillas from 1 package (8.2 oz) Old El Paso™ Flour Tortillas for Soft Tacos and Fajitas (10 count), heated as directed on package; 2 jalapeño chiles, thinly sliced; 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro sprigs; 1/4 English (seedless) cucumber, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)

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Prep 30 min
Total 50 min
Ingredients 16
Servings 8

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Spicy, honey-glazed pork wrapped in warm tortillas. Topped with carrot daikon slaw, sriracha mayo and fresh toppings like jalapenos, cilantro and cucumber slices.

by Qué Rica Vida Cocina

Updated Apr 25, 2013

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Ingredients

Pork and Glaze

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 lb thinly sliced pork cutlets, cut into thin strips
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon white vinegar

Pickled Slaw

1 cup julienne-cut carrots
1 cup julienne-cut daikon radish
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 tablespoon honey

Sriracha Mayonnaise

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce

Tortillas and Toppings

8 totillas from 1 package (8.2 oz) Old El Paso™ Flour Tortillas for Soft Tacos and Fajitas (10 count), heated as directed on package
2 jalapeño chiles, thinly sliced
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro sprigs
1/4 English (seedless) cucumber, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)

Directions

1

In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Season pork with salt; cook pork in oil until well caramelized and cooked through. Stir together 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce, 2 tablespoons honey and 1 teaspoon vinegar. Drizzle over pork in skillet, stirring occasionally, until glaze is absorbed and caramelized on pork. Remove from heat; keep warm.
2

In medium bowl, mix Pickled Slaw ingredients; set aside.
3

In small bowl, mix Sriracha Mayonnaise ingredients. Divide pork among tortillas, and top each with slaw, using slotted spoon. Top with mayonnaise, chiles, cilantro and cucumber.

Expert Tips

tip 1
Look for pork cutlets in the meat/butcher shop section of the supermarket; they typically are thinly sliced, tenderized pieces of loin meat. If you have trouble locating, simply buy a small piece of pork loin, slice thinly, and pound with a meat mallet until thin and tenderized.

Nutrition Information

330 Calories, 20g Total Fat, 15g Protein, 23g Total Carbohydrate, 8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Taco

Calories: 330

Calories from Fat: 180

Total Fat: 20g; 30%

Saturated Fat: 4g; 20%

Trans Fat: 1g

Cholesterol: 45mg; 14%

Sodium: 630mg; 26%

Potassium: 280mg; 8%

Total Carbohydrate: 23g; 8%

Dietary Fiber: 1g; 6%

Sugars: 8g

Protein: 15g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 60%; 60%

Vitamin C: 10%; 10%

Calcium: 4%; 4%

Iron: 6%; 6%

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

Spicy, honey-glazed pork wrapped in warm tortillas. Topped with carrot daikon slaw, sriracha mayo and fresh toppings like jalapenos, cilantro and cucumber slices.