A delicious easy family meal - great for using up leftover uncooked chicken from your BBQ.
Crispy pork fajitas
Ingredients
Two mugs' worth of cooked pork, shredded (either pull it apart with your fingers or two forks)
This recipe works perfectly with frozen meat. Check what you have in your freezer and defrost meat thoroughly before cooking.
For the marinade
2 tbsp chilli flakes
If making it for children or if you don't like things too spicy, halve the amount of chilli flakes
2 tbsp cumin
2 tbsp oregano
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp salt
For the salsa
A large handful of baby plum tomatoes
Small handful of fresh basil
¼ fresh chilli finely chopped (can be omitted due to preference)
Pinch of salt
A few drops of lemon juice
2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
For the filling
1 red pepper, finely sliced
1 yellow pepper, finely sliced
Mature cheddar cheese, grated
Soured cream
Fresh coriander
8 tortilla wraps
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Mix the marinade together and toss the shredded pork in it to coat. Set aside.
This recipe works perfectly with frozen meat. Check what you have in your freezer and defrost meat thoroughly before cooking. If using defrosted cooked meat, you can only reheat this meat once so only cook what you can eat.For the salsa, quarter the tomatoes and remove the seeds. Chop small and place in a bowl. Layer the basil leaves one on top of the other, roll them up and slice so you are left with ribbons of basil, add these and the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and stir. Season to taste.
Get a frying pan nice and hot and drizzle some oil in, fry the pork and keep tossing until it becomes slightly crispy and hot. You are now ready to serve dinner!
The tortillas can either be steamed or popped into the microwave. Just follow packet instructions. Build everything up into a tortilla, wrap it up and try and eat without making a mess!
Make the most of your leftovers
Store in
Airtight container
Time
Best eaten fresh, but can be stored in fridge for 2 days
Where to store
Fridge
Reheat
Oven or microwave until piping hot. Reheat only once.
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