One-Pan Smoky Pork Tacos

🥘 Ingredients

• chicken stock concentrate
  1 unit
• chipotle powder
  1 tsp
• cilantro
  ½ cup
• flour tortillas
  4 unit
• ground pork
  12 oz
• long green pepper
  1 unit
• monterey jack cheese
  ½ cup
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• onion
  1 unit
• paper towels
  1 unit
• sour cream
  2 tbsp
• southwest spice blend
  1 packet
• sugar
  2 tsp
• tomato
  1 unit
• tomato paste
  2 tbsp
• water
  ½ cup
• white wine vinegar
  3 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• medium bowl
• large pan
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and very thinly slice onion . Core, deseed, and finely chop long green pepper . Dice tomato . Roughly chop cilantro .

   onion: 1 unit, long green pepper: 1 unit, tomato: 1 unit, cilantro: ½ cup
2. 

   2

   In a medium bowl , combine sliced onion, white wine vinegar , 1 tbsp water , sugar , and a pinch of salt. Stir until sugar and salt are mostly dissolved. Set aside to pickle, stirring occasionally, until ready to serve.

   white wine vinegar: 3 tbsp, water: ½ cup, sugar: 2 tsp
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add ground pork and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Transfer to a plate and set aside.

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, ground pork: 12 oz
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper and remaining chopped onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Return pork to pan along with southwest spice blend , chicken stock concentrate , half the tomato paste , and ¼ cup water. Cook, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until mixture is thickened and saucy, ⏱️ 2 minutes more.

   southwest spice blend: 1 packet, chicken stock concentrate: 1 unit, tomato paste: 2 tbsp
5. 

   5

   While filling cooks, in a small bowl , combine sour cream , a bit of onion pickling liquid to taste, and a pinch of chipotle powder . Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper. Wrap flour tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, ⏱️ 30 seconds .

   sour cream: 2 tbsp, chipotle powder: 1 tsp, flour tortillas: 4 unit, paper towels: 1 unit
6. 

   6

   Divide tortillas between plates. Fill with pork filling, tomato, monterey jack cheese , cilantro, pickled onion (draining first), and crema. TIP: Alternatively, put everything in individual serving bowls and let everyone assemble their own tacos!

   monterey jack cheese: ½ cup