Thursday, March 08, 2007

Pork tortillas adobo

Sweet, sour and spicy meld together in these tasty tortillas. From ww take out tonight.

1 tsp olive oil
2 onions, sliced
1/2 tsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup tomato suace
1 tbsp packed light brown sugar
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp cider vinegar
1 1-lb pork tenderloin, trimmed of fat
4 (8inch) fat-free flour tortillas

1. heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Swirl in the oil, then add the onions, granulated sugar, 1/4 tsp of the salt, and the water. Cook, uncovered, stirring, occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce and simmer, uncovered, until the flavors are blended, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm.
2. Preheat the oven to 450. Spray the rack of a roasting pan with nonstick spray and place in the pan.
3. COmbine the brown sugar, chili powder, oregano, cumin, vinegar, and the remaining 1/4 tsp salt in abowl. Rub the mixture all over the prok. Place the pork on the roasting rack and roast until an instant-read thermometer registers 160F - about 25 minutes. Transfer the pork to a carving board and let stand 10 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, wrap the tortillas in foil and place in the oven to warm for 10 minutes. Thinly slice the pork and stir into the onion mixture. Spoon about 1/2 cup pork mixture onto each tortilla and fold in half.

6 points.

1 comment:

Lara said...

this was good. I would, however, add a red pepper and green pepper to the onion and use 1 cup of sauce instead of 1/2 cup