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Instant Pot Paleo Tacos Al Pastor

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Instant Pot Paleo Tacos Al Pastor

Olivia
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4 Servings
22 Ingredients
2 Comments

Chipotle pineapple pork, creamy avocado, and crisp iceberg lettuce top homemade plantain tortillas in these Paleo Tacos Al Pastor. Taking a page from the cuisine of Central Mexico, the highlight of this freezer friendly dish is the spicy pork loin cooked to a perfect fall apart tender (now in the Instant Pot!).

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4 Servings
22 Ingredients
2 Comments

Ingredients

  • 4 individual Plantain
  • ⅓ cups Egg Whites
  • ⅓ cups Olive Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 tablespoon juice Lime
  • ¼ cups Water
  • 2 cups dice Pineapple
  • 1 pound quarter Pork Tenderloin
  • 2 individual Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
  • 1 cup dice Onion, Red
  • 1 fluid ounce Vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Lime Juice
  • 2 teaspoons Sea Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • 2 teaspoons Chipotle Chili Powder
  • 1 cup Water
Serving Day Ingredients
  • 1 cup chop Cilantro, Fresh
  • 2 cups chop Lettuce, Romaine
  • 2 cups peel, pit, and dice Avocado

Containers

Supplies

  • Labels
  • Wax Papers
  • Parchment Papers
  • Baking Sheets

Cooking Instructions

Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions

Bake

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. In a blender combine plantains, egg whites, olive oil, sea salt, baking powder, lime juice and water. Blend until smooth.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

Prog. Pressure Cooker

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Prep from frozen
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Make It Now Cooking Directions

Oven Cook

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
  2. In a blender combine plantains, egg whites, olive oil, sea salt, baking powder, lime juice and water. Blend until smooth.
  3. Cover a baking sheet in parchment paper.
  4. Ladle plantain mixture on to baking sheet and use back side of ladle to smooth into appx. 5 inch circles.
  5. Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden brown.
  6. In the inner pot, combine pork, chipotles, red onion, vinegar, lime juice, sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, cumin, chipotle powder and water.
  7. Place pineapple in blender or food processor, puree and add to the pork mixture.
  8. Lock the lid in place and seal steam nozzle.
  9. Cook on high pressure for 40 minutes.
  10. Release pressure naturally for 10 minutes. Quick release any remaining pressure.
  11. Remove the pork and shred. Return to the inner pot and mix with juices.
  12. Mix in cilantro.
  13. Top each plantain tortilla with pork, lettuce and diced avocado.

Categories

paleo, gluten-free-dairy-free, fall, winter, spring, summer, nut-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, real-food, instant-pot, wwfreestyle, soy-free, fish-free, shellfish-free

Categories

paleo, gluten-free-dairy-free, fall, winter, spring, summer, nut-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, real-food, instant-pot, wwfreestyle, soy-free, fish-free, shellfish-free

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    1. According to the recipe this was adapted from, you simply thaw in the refrigerator. If you like, you can also warm tortillas in microwave or lightly toast on a griddle or grill pan. I hope that helps!

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