Chef K and I recently went to lunch where he got some delicious tacos. That same night we went to dinner and I got a tasty pulled pork slider with coleslaw. Now if you take both dishes that we liked and mashed them together, you get our inspiration for these BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos.
I love the taste and texture of pickles on a pulled pork slider, but at first I thought it would be weird to have slices of pickles in a taco.
Then, I thought of a different way to incorporate the pickles – have them as a topping in a fun, tangy coleslaw. I like using sweet pickles because I think the sweet pickles pair well with the BBQ sauce.
Keep your pickles in your coleslaw, not the floor,
Your favorite alternative chefs, K & T
BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 15 tacos
Ingredients
Pulled Pork
- 3 lbs Pork Shoulder cubed
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Cumin
- ⅛ tsp Cayenne
- ½ tsp Coconut Sugar
- ½ tsp Ground Mustard
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ tsp Onion Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 cup Chicken Stock
BBQ Sauce
- 1 Shallot
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 6 oz Tomato Paste
- 3.5 oz Chipotles in Adobo Sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¾ cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp honey
Coleslaw
- 1 half head small cabbage sliced
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 3 tbsp of mayonnaise
- ½ cup dill pickles sliced
- 2 tsp dill pickle juice
15 small tortilla shells
Instructions
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Mix all your pulled pork ingredients together in your InstantPot. We recommend rubbing the spices on the pork first. Set the InstantPot on Manual for 30 minutes. Let it naturally release the pressure when it is done.
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While your pork is cooking, prep all ingredients for your BBQ sauce in a blender. Blend together until you have a nice smooth sauce. Set a side to use when pork is done.
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Coleslaw is just as simple as the pork and BBQ sauce. Toss all coleslaw ingredients together in a bowl. Mix until cabbage is evenly coated.
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Once your pork is done, spoon it into a large bowl and pull the meat apart. The meat should be very tender and fall apart easily. Slowly incorporate in the BBQ sauce until you reach your desired level of sauciness. You can use any leftover sauce to drizzle on your taco.
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Heat up a small flat pan to medium heat. Cook tortillas one by one for 30 seconds on each side. When you pull the warm tortilla out of the pan, fold it over so it cools into a nice taco shell for you.
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Assemble by putting a hearty layer of pulled pork in your taco and then a spoonful of coleslaw on top.