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Pork Tortas

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If you’ve never had a pork torta, I have two pieces of advice for you. One, remedy that situation ASAP. Two, try this recipe as said remedy.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE PORK:
  • 7 pounds Boston Pork Butt, Cut To 1 1/2" Across The Grain By Your Butcher (or Country-style Ribs)
  • Funky Refried Beans (see My Recipe Box, Or Standard Refried Beans)
  • 8 whole Bolillo Rolls, Or French Baguettes
  • 8 whole Ripe Roma Tomatoes, Sliced To 1/4"
  • 1 head Green Leaf Lettuce, Chopped Rough
  • FOR THE MARINADE:
  • 4 whole Navel Oranges, Juiced (about 1 1/4 Cups)
  • 4 whole Limes, Juiced (about 1/3 Cup)
  • ⅓ cups Canola Oil
  • 6 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 2 Tablespoons Kosher Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Ground Cumin
  • FOR THE PICKLED ONIONS:
  • 1-½ cup Distilled Vinegar
  • ⅔ cups Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper, Ground Fresh
  • 2 whole Medium Red Onions, Sliced To 1/4"
  • FOR THE SIMPLE GUACAMOLE:
  • 2 whole Large Ripe Haas Avocados (Calavo, Of Course), Peeled And Chopped Rough
  • 1 whole Lime, Juiced
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Black Pepper, Ground Fresh

Preparation

Combine all of marinade ingredients in a large mixing bowl and whisk well until all of the ingredients are combined. Divide the pork into 2 gallon-size zip-top bags. Add half of the marinade to each bag, seal (removing the excess air), and refrigerate in a lipped pan (to catch any leakage) for a least 2, but no more than 4 hours.

Make the pickled onions by combining all of the ingredients, except the onions, in a large bowl and whisk until the salt and sugar are dissolved. Add the onions, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

About 3-4 hours before you want to serve, start your grill and prepare for direct and indirect cooking over a medium fire (325-350ºF).

Remove the pork from the marinade, reserving as much of the marinade as possible. Grill the pork over direct heat for 30 minutes, flipping at 15 minutes.

While the pork is cooking, bring the reserved marinade to a boil in a small sauce pan, reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and set aside.

After cooking 30 minutes, move the pork to a large foil pan, pour the cooked marinade evenly over the pork, cover with foil, return to the grill and cook indirect until the pork is fork-tender, about 2-3 hours, depending on the thickness.

While the pork cooks, make the Funky Refried Beans (see my recipe box) and keep warm.

Remove the pork from the grill, uncover and set aside for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the guacamole. Simply mix together the guacamole ingredients; season to taste.

Shred the pork by hand or with forks.

Split each roll and smear the bottom of each with about 2 tablespoons of beans, add about 1/3 cup of shredded pork, add some pickled onion, tomato slices, lettuce, then smear the top of the roll with about 2 tablespoons of the guacamole.

Serve and enjoy!

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Caliente Kitchen on 5.18.2012

Oh my, these are one of my favorites! I love these, my ex-husbands mother used to make these and they are wonderful. I am going to have to try this now. Thanks for the great post!!

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