"Plastered" Pork Tacos with Apple-Jalapeño Salsa

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   {'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) with oven rack in center position.'}

2. 2

   {'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Season all sides of pork with rosemary and black pepper.'}

3. 3

   {'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Stir flour, water, ½ cup salt, and egg white together in a large bowl until very smooth. Add flour if "plaster" is too runny. Add pork shoulder; coat thoroughly.'}

4. 4

   {'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Spread a few spoonfuls of excess "plaster" into a baking pan or dish. Add pork shoulder, fat-side up. Re-apply "plaster" with a spoon to any spots not covered and to the top.'}

5. 5

   {'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Roast in the center of the preheated oven until surface is dry and hard and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 185 degrees F (85 degrees C), about 3 ½ hours.'}

6. 6

   {'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': 'Cool 15 to 60 minutes. Remove and discard "plaster." Break pork into big chunks; transfer to a plate. Add some accumulated pan juices from bottom of the pan. Cover with plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.'}

7. 7

   {'id': 'step_6', 'step': 7, 'text': 'Combine apple, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, juice of 2 limes, 1 teaspoon salt, and cayenne pepper in a bowl; set salsa aside.'}

8. 8

   {'id': 'step_7', 'step': 8, 'text': 'Slice chilled pork into strips, then cut into ½-inch cubes.'}

9. 9

   {'id': 'step_8', 'step': 9, 'text': 'Heat a dry, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork; brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve pork on warm tortillas with salsa and lime wedges.'}

📊 Nutrition Facts

Per serving (12 servings total)