This is a slippery slide into a heavenly situation. Smoky, delicious and stringy. Low and slow pork … all in the pot, lid on, set and forget. No browning. Pineapple is sweetly pickled with some spices. If you pre-shred the cabbage, pick the herbs, chop some chives and pack some soft tacos, you’ve got one killer bring-a-plate set-up that will muscle over anyone else’s contribution.


Pulled Pork Tacos With Pickled Pineapple
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg pork neck
- 16 gluten-free taco shells
MARINADE
- 250 ml pineapple juice
- 250 ml gluten-free barbecue sauce
- 3 tablespoons gluten-free American mustard
- 1 onion, skin removed and quartered
- 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 head of garlic, cloves peeled and lightly crushed
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
PICKLED PINEAPPLE
- 500 ml white vinegar
- 165 g sugar
- 1½ tablespoons sea salt
- 3 cardamom pods, bruised
- 1 whole pineapple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
SLAW
- 225 g shredded cabbage
- 2 tablespoons kewpie mayonnaise
- juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS
- thinly sliced red onion
- coriander leaves
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 120°C.
- Combine all the marinade ingredients in a heavy ovenproof dish with a lid. (I use a Dutch oven; you could also use a slow cooker, but I’m not really sure of the settings.)
- Add the pork and turn to coat on all sides.
- Place a piece of baking paper over the pork and press it down into the juices – this is like a face mask, keeping the whole thing moist while it cooks. Pop the lid on, place in the oven and cook gently for 6 hours.
- Remove and allow to cool, then shred the meat with tongs and stir with all the juices, breaking up the garlic and onion as you go. You can discard harder spices, like the cinnamon stick.
- The pork can be made ahead of time, and preheated to serve. You can do this in small batches in the microwave, checking and stirring often, or in a saucepan over medium–low heat, stirring occasionally.
- For the pickled pineapple, combine the vinegar, sugar, salt, cardamom and 2 cups (500 ml) of water in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer, then allow to cool slightly.
- Place the pineapple in a large airtight jar and pour the pickling liquid over the top. Seal and allow to pickle for at least an hour. Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- To make the slaw, toss all the ingredients together in a bowl.
- Warm the taco shells (see note).
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