Chipotle pork belly tacos with gochujang mayo
serves
6
These fusion tacos are inspired by pioneering Korean-American chef Roy Choi’s inventive combos at LA food truck Kogi BBQ.
Ingredients (13)
- 1.2kg boneless pork belly, skin scored
- 4 chipotle chillies in adobo sauce, plus 2 tbs adobo sauce
- 2 tbs each tomato paste and brown sugar
- 1/3 cup (80ml) apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 1/2 savoy cabbage, finely shredded
- 4 jalapenos, thinly sliced
- 1 bunch coriander, leaves roughly chopped, plus extra leaves to serve
- 12 flour tortillas, warmed
Gochujang Mayonnaise
- 1 cup (300g) whole-egg mayonnaise
- 2 tbs gochujang (Korean fermented chilli paste)
- Juice of 1/2 lime, plus extra wedges to serve
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1.Place pork, skin-side up, on a wire rack set over a baking tray. Sprinkle with 1 tsp salt. Chill, uncovered, overnight to dry skin.
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2.The next day, preheat oven to 220 ̊C. Dry skin with paper towel, then scatter 1 tsp salt over skin. Bake for 1 hour or until skin is crisp. Combine chipotle chillies, adobo sauce, tomato paste, sugar and 11/2 cups (375ml) water in a jug. Line a baking dish with foil and pour in chipotle sauce. Place pork, skin-side up, on top of sauce. Reduce oven to 160 ̊C. Roast for 1 hour 45 minutes or until tender. Remove from oven. Set pork aside, discarding sauce. Cool slightly.
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3.Meanwhile, to make the pickled onions, combine vinegar, sesame oil and 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl. Add onion, then cover with plastic wrap and set aside to pickle.
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4.For the gochujang mayonnaise, combine all ingredients in a bowl. Chill until needed.
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5.To make the slaw, combine the cabbage, jalapeno and coriander in a bowl.
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6.Thickly slice pork. Spread tortillas with gochujang mayo. Top with slaw, pork, onion and coriander. Serve with lime wedges.
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