An easy way to switch up taco Tuesday is to change the protein or add in some delicious, quick sauces to add some new flavors. We love the flavor of tomatillos, it has a slight citrus flavor that is just so refreshing and it goes great with the spicy crema. The fresh tomatillo salsa is one of my favorite components in this recipe but if you don’t feel like making it fresh you can pick up a salsa verde from your grocery store a few dollars and save yourself some time and clean up.
If you notice in this recipe there are many notes for substitution. That is the great thing about cooking, you might not like the hot sauce I do, Sriracha, so use your favorite. I used stock for the liquid because I had some in the fridge, water would be fine if you did not have any. Feta or queso fresco cheese, your choice! As a mom of 2 trying to save money any way I can, I am all about reusing ingredients that you may have used for other recipes this week or last. If you have feta or jack cheese in the fridge don’t go out and buy queso fresco just for this recipe. Same goes for the stock and hot sauce, use what you have to stretch your grocery budget a little farther and reduce waste. As you can see from the photo we served these on lettuce wraps but again, use what you like. Make it your own and make it delicious!
Pork Tacos with Salsa Verde
Ingredients
Salsa Verde
- 8 tomatillos husk removed, rinsed, and quartered
- 1/4 white or yellow onion
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic crushed out of their skin
- 1 jalapeno seeds and stems removed for less heat or kept in for spicy
- 1 teaspoon sweetener depending on your diet splenda, honey, agave
- salt to taste
Spicy Crema
- 1/2 cup sour cream or Mexican crema if you can find it
- 1 juice of lime
- 3 tablespoons sriracha or favorite hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Tacos
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 1/2 pounds ground pork
- 1/2 white or yellow onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic chopped or grated
- 1 teaspoon oregeno
- 1/2 cup stock water if you don’t have stock
- your preference taco shells lettuce wraps, corn, or flour tortillas
- lettuce shredded, if not using lettuce cups as your shell
- 4 ounces queso fresco cheese feta is a fine substutue
Instructions
Salsa Verde
- Place all ingredients for the salsa verde in a food processor or blender and pulse until it is your desired consistancy. I prefer mine very smooth with no chunks but this is up to you! Season with salt to taste. Reserve in the fridge until serving.
Spicy Crema
- Mix all the spicy crema ingredients together, taste and add some salt or more hot sauce if desired. Reserve in the fridge until serving.
Tacos
- In a large skillet heat the oil over medium high heat. Add the pork and break up with a wooden spoon while cooking. Cook until it is nicely browned 8-10 minutes. Add the chopped onion, grated garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring often for another 3-4 minutes until the onion is soft. Add the stock, reduce the heat to low and scrape any bits from the bottom of the pan to release them. Gently simmer this until the liquid has absorbed around 5 minutes.
- Serve the pork with taco shells of choice, salsa, crema, and cheese so everyone can make their own tacos.
Taco Tuesdays are a regular holiday in our house. These ones look divine! Will have to add them to our rotation soon.
I LOVE tomatillos. And this is a super fun way to do Taco Tuesday. We ALWAYS have a well stocked cheese drawer too 🙂
looks delicious