Speedy Ground Pork Tacos

ground pork tacos topped with chili mango salsa, sour cream, and jalapeño.

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These speedy Ground Pork Tacos will take you around 20 minutes to make and they're absolutely delicious.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: European, Mexican, American

Servings: people

Calories: 715kcal

Author: Emily Roz

Ingredients

For the ground pork mixture

400 g ground pork I used 20% fat pork mince, but for a leaner option, use 5%
3 garlic cloves minced
2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoon passata or canned tomatoes

For the smashed avocado

2 avocado
½ red onion finely diced
½ lime juiced

For the mango lime salsa

¼ white cabbage sliced or grated
1 mango finely chopped
½ red onion finely chopped
2 green chillies finely chopped (more or less chilli depending on your preference)
½ lime juiced

Additional bits

8 soft tortilla taco shells
8 teaspoon sour cream
8 jalapeños
5 g cilantro finely chopped (optional)

Instructions

Place a pan on medium heat and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add in the ground pork followed by the garlic, paprika, ground cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. Stir and fry for 8 minutes until golden brown. Break down the pork to remove any big chunks.
Once the ground pork has gone a lovely golden brown, add in the tomato passata and stir to combine. Cook for another 3 minutes. Then turn off the heat. Taste and season with more salt, pepper, or spices depending on your preference!
Meanwhile, in a medium-sized bowl, mash your avocado. Add in the chopped red onion, ½ lime juice, and season with salt and pepper. Mix and then give it a taste and season accordingly.
In a separate bowl, combine the sliced cabbage, mango, green chilli, red onion, and ½ lime juice. Stir, taste, and season with salt and pepper.
Once all your elements are ready, heat up the tortillas in the microwave for 30 seconds or for 30 seconds on each side over on the stove top (hob) in a dry pan. Then divide the avocado sauce between the tacos, top with ground pork, mango salsa, sour cream, jalapeños, and enjoy!

Notes

Step-by-Step Photos: My blog post includes helpful step-by-step photos to help guide you through making this recipe so scroll up this page to find them!

Storage: Store all your ground pork taco elements in an airtight container and place in the fridge for up to 3 days. Wrap your taco tortillas in plastic wrap or place them in an airtight container too.

Freezing: you can freeze the tortilla shells and the ground pork mixture (in airtight containers for up to 3 months), but I wouldn't recommend freezing the mango salsa or the avocado sauce.

Reheating: To reheat the ground pork mixture, place in a loosely lidded container and into the microwave for a minute or until heated through.

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