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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place chiles in a medium bowl. Add enough boiling water to cover, and set a small plate or bowl on chiles to keep submerged. Let soak until softened, about 30 minutes. Drain chiles, reserving 1 cup soaking liquid. | 2. Preheat oven to 350°. Place chiles, sugar, lime juice, and ¼ cup reserved soaking liquid in a blender. Purée chile mixture, adding more soaking liquid as needed to form a smooth paste. Season pork shoulder generously with salt and spread paste over pork. DO AHEAD Can be rubbed 1-2 days ahead. Cover and chill. Let come to room temperature before continuing. | 3. Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, bay leaves, oregano, coriander, cumin, and allspice. Cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, about 8 minutes. Add beer; bring to a boil. Add pork to pot; cover and transfer to oven. | 4. Braise pork, basting occasionally with pan juices, until very tender, about 2 ½ hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Let cool slightly. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled. Rewarm before continuing. | 5. Transfer pork to a large platter. Let cool slightly. Pour pan juice mixture over pork; cover and keep warm. (Alternatively, shred the pork with 2 forks and pour pan juice mixture over pork.). | 6. Meanwhile, working in batches, cook tortillas in a large heavy skillet over low heat until toasted, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a large sheet of foil; wrap to keep warm. | 7. Serve pork with tortillas, radishes, both salsas, pickled onions, and chopped cilantro, encouraging guests to fill and garnish tacos as desired. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ancho chile	4		stemmed seeded dried	-	-	-	-
chilies	2		stemmed seeded	-	-	-	-
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
lime juice	1	tablespoon		3.7812	1.2735	0.0635	0.0106
pork shoulder	1 -5		boneless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
kosher salt				-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	2	tablespoons		234.46400000000003	0.0	0.0	27.2
onion	1	cups	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	3		chopped	-	-	-	-
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
oregano	2	teaspoons	dried	5.3	1.3784	0.18	0.0856
coriander	2	teaspoons	ground	10.728	1.9796	0.4453	0.6397
cumin	2	teaspoons	ground	15.75	1.8581	0.748	0.9353
allspice	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.4985	0.6851	0.0579	0.0826
dark beer	1	bottle		-	-	-	-
corn tortilla	24	inches		-	-	-	-
radish	4		trimmed sliced	74.24	15.776	3.1552	0.46399999999999997

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.