Carnitas Taco Bowl

Ingredients

  • 6 oz. Smithfield® Pork Tenderloin
  • 8 oz. kosher salt , divided
  • 1 qt lard
  • 4 oz. cola soda
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 whole orange
  • 2 oz. Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 2 oz. cilantro, chopped
  • 2 oz. red onion, diced
  • 1 oz. jalapeño, minced 
  • 2 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice, divided
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 4 oz. black beans, canned, drained
  • 1-1/2 cups chicken stock
  • Blended oil
  • 1/2 cup brown rice
  • 1 whole lime
  • 1 cup sour cream

Details

Product:

Pork Tenderloin

Meal Course:

Dinner, Lunch

Dish Type:

Entrée

Preparation

Tenderloin

  1. Cut tenderloin into 3-ounce pieces , season with 4 oz. kosher salt, and cover; set in cooler.
  2. In medium-size sauce pot over high heat, add lard, cola, cinnamon stick, juice of 2 orangess (Do not discard the squeezed oranges; add them to the sauce pot.) 
  3. When lard has reached 350ºF, slowly add tenderloins to lard mixture, and cook on high for 3-5 minutes until they are seared to a golden brown. Once the pork has reached desired color, lower heat to soft simmer, and cook uncovered until fork tender. Once they have reached desired consistency, remove them from lard, rough-chop, and set aside.

Pico De Gallo

  1. Mix tomatoes, cilantro, red onions, jalapeños and lime juice together in a small mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper, and reserve for service.

Black Beans

  1. In a small sauté pan, heat black beans in 1/2 cup chicken stock, and set aside.

Brown Rice

  1. In a small sauce pot over medium heat, add blended oil, and toast rice until golden brown, add remaining chicken stock to sauce pot and bring it to boil. Once stock is boiling, remove sauce pot from heat, and cover with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Place the sauce pot 350ºF degree oven, and cook for 25-30 minutes until brown rice is cooked through. 

Sour Cream Drizzle

  1. In a small mixing bowl, add the sour cream and 1 oz. of lime juice, mix, and place in a squeeze bottle. Label, date, and reserve for service.

To Service

  1. Place brown rice in bottom of serving bowl; top with roughly chopped tenderloin, black beans and pico de gallo. Drizzle sour cream on top.