Pulled-Pork Fajitas
An easy Carolina-style barbecue sauce of cider vinegar, sugar, cayenne, and Worcestershire put a delicious Southern spin on Mexican fajitas. Use leftover rotisserie chicken (the dark meat works best) in place of the pork for an even quicker meal.
Yield: 4 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calcium: 178mg
- Calories: 860
- Calories from fat: 0%
- Carbohydrate: 59g
- Cholesterol: 204mg
- Fat: 38g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 7mg
- Protein: 66mg
- Saturated fat: 13g
- Sodium: 1749mg
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (ground red) pepper
- About 2 pounds leftover roast pork
- 8 flour tortillas
- Fresh cilantro leaves
- Avocado wedges
- Chopped tomatoes
- Chopped red onion
Preparation
- Combine the vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and cayenne pepper in a medium saucepan. Heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cut pork into 1-inch-thick slices, then shred it by hand. Stir the pork into the sauce, cover, and heat through, stirring occasionally.
- In a large, dry skillet over medium-high heat, toast the tortillas one at a time until crisp and slightly charred around the edges, about 1 to 2 minutes per side.
- To serve, spoon some pork into the center of a tortilla. Top with cilantro, avocado, tomato, and onion. Roll.
Pulled-Pork Fajitas Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Kid-Friendly
- CUISINE: American, Southern, Southwest
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pork
- OCCASION: July 4th, Labor Day, Memorial Day
- PUBLICATION: Real Simple
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