Shredded Pork Tacos with Mango Salsa

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Shredded Pork Tacos with Mango Salsa

Fresh, spicy-sweet mango salsa over pulled pork tacos is a match made in Tex-Mex heaven! Easy to make - perfect on fish tacos, chips, or chicken tacos, too. The best use of leftover pulled pork, ever!

Course Main Dish (Quick and Easy)

Cuisine Tex-Mex

Prep Time 40

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 142kcal

Author Marye Audet-White

Equipment

Ingredients

Black Bean and Mango Salsa

2 cups black beans cooked and rinsed
2 mangoes very ripe - peeled and diced
½ red onion diced
1 jalapeno seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon lime zest
¼ cup lime juice
⅛ cup orange juice
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon agave syrup
¼ cup olive oil
⅓ cup cilantro chopped
Kosher salt and pepper to taste.

For Tacos

16 corn tortillas , warmed and kept warm in a moist towel
2 pounds pulled pork
½ pound baby spinach leaves

Instructions

Mango Salsa

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir gently to combine.
Allow flavors to blend for 30 minutes.
Keep refrigerated for up to a week in a tightly covered container.

Tacos

Heat up the tortillas. I usually wrap several in a damp paper towel and microwave for a minute.
Place a few spinach leaves on a warm tortilla.
Top with ¼ cup of the pork and then a few tablespoons of the salsa.

Notes

Storage:

Store leftover mango salsa in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about ten days. It doesn't freeze well,

Cooked meat lasts for three to four days if it's stored in the refrigerator.

Whether it is pork tenderloin from the slow cooker, leftover carnitas, pork shoulder, or a Boston butt roast, you can put the meat in a Zip-top storage bag and freeze it for up to three months.

Thaw in the refrigerator and reheat in the microwave.

Tips:

Try to find extremely ripe mangoes. It should gently give if you squeeze it in your palm.
Be sure to let your mango salsa sit for at least thirty minutes before serving. This allows the flavors to blend together and create a more well-rounded taste!
Pork freezes really well. Cook a pork butt in the slow cooker and freeze it in recipe sized portions.
For a tastier bite of salsa, try to cut all of your ingredients evenly.
If you prefer a more chunky salsa, make thicker cuts, and if you like a more smooth salsa, make smaller cuts. Either way, aim for identically-sized cuts between the ingredients so you can enjoy everything in one scrumptious bite.
A soft flour tortilla will have more of a tendency to fall apart and get soggy.

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