Chipotle pork belly tacos with gochujang mayo

serves
6
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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

Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.

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Method

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 4.
    For the gochujang mayonnaise, combine all ingredients in a bowl. Chill until needed.
  • 5.
    To make the slaw, combine the cabbage, jalapeno and coriander in a bowl.
  • 6.
    Thickly slice pork. Spread tortillas with gochujang mayo. Top with slaw, pork, onion and coriander. Serve with lime wedges.
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