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Cochinita Pibil Tacos

[heart_this] · Nov 28, 2011 · 7 Comments

Cochinita Pibil Tacos

Slow roasted tender cochinita pibil, pork in red achiote marinade, with pickled red onions, queso fresco and habanero salsa.

Given my obsession with tacos, they were the first thing on my list to try out my fresh batch of cochinita pibil . I decided to keep things nice and simple and I went with some freshly homemade Mexican pickled red onions a super hot roasted habanero salsa , some queso fresco and some cilantro. Just like the cochinita pibil was marinated in sour orange juice so to were the Mexican pickled red onions which added an amazing freshness to the tacos with the help of the cilantro. Since the marinade for the cochinita pibil did not have any chili heat in it I needed a spicy salsa to bring in some heat and I figured that habanero salsa would do the job perfectly well. If you want some help taming the heat of the habanero salsa, some creamy refried beans would fit the bill and make an excellent addition to these tacos.

Cochinita Pibil Tacos

Cochinita Pibil Tacos

Cochinita Pibil Tacos

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 5 hours Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4

Slow roasted tender cochinita pibil, pork in red achiote marinade, with pickled red onions, queso fresco and habanero salsa.

ingredients
  • 12 corn tortillas, warm
  • 1 cup refried beans, warm (optional)
  • 1 pound cochinita pibil, warm
  • 1/4 cup habanero salsa
  • 1 cup pickled red onions
  • 1/4 cup queso fresco (or feta), crumbled
  • 1 handful cilantro
directions
  1. Assemble tacos and enjoy.
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Comments

  1. Christine's Pantry says

    November 30, 2011 at 2:48 am

    This sounds and looks good. I love tacos.

    Reply
  2. Girlie Blogger says

    November 30, 2011 at 4:52 am

    Wow. Looks gourmet. Can't believe they are just tacos.
    http://www.thegirlieblog.com

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    November 30, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    Thank you for sharing your food adventures. I think we all can relate to getting in to a menu rut. This site encourages us to climb out and begin a tasty journey along another path.

    Reply
  4. The Short (dis)Order Cook says

    November 30, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    I remember my first time at a real Mexican restaurant. I ordered the tacos de conchinita pibil and made a fool of myself trying to pronounce the Spanish. It started me on a lifelong love of the dish though. Love being provided with a way to make them myself!

    Reply
  5. Rocky Mountain Woman says

    November 30, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    These look like my kind of tacos…

    excellent!

    Reply
  6. Kristi says

    December 1, 2011 at 11:40 pm

    These look delicious! Of course your gorgeous food photos always make me hungry 😉

    Reply
  7. Alexandra says

    December 5, 2011 at 6:39 am

    Mmm these look amazing. And I love that you cook these all from a small kitchen. I'll be trying them out soooon!

    http://anotherexhale.blogspot.com/

    Reply

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