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Yucatan Style Citrus Pork with Pickled Onions

Serving Size: 10
Tangy and spicy with a kick of pickled onions. This dish is great with Mexican rice and fresh tortillas

Recipe by: Syd Bailey

Cook Times

Active Prep10
Hands-On Cook5
Hands-Off Cook10
Passive0
Total Time25 minutes
Recipe Serving Size10

Cooking Tools Required

Cutting board, Food storage containers, Measuring cups and spoons, Saute pan, Sharp Knives, Tongs, Top Stove

Ingredients

Pork

  • 3 pound pork shoulder trimmed of fat and sliced into strips, or boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 tablespoon avocado oil or lard, or your favorite high heat oil
  • cup white onion slivered
  • 2 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 3 tablespoon jalapeno pepper sliced
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt or to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
  • 2 cup orange juiced
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • cup fresh cilantro chopped

Pickled onions

  • 1 ½ cup red onion slivered
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Pickled onions

  • Place onions in mixing bowl and mix all ingredients. Let sit in refrigerator while pork cooks

Pork

  • Cut pork into strips (like you would for fajitas or stir fry). Trim off excess fat.
  • Heat oil in large skillet. Add pork, onions and garlic and cook over medium high heat for 6 to 7 minutes , turning so pork is cooked evenly. Add jalapenos, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Add juices and cook over medium high heat until sauce is reduced and thickened. Remove from heat and sprinkle with cilantro

Nutrition

Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 476mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 226IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg