Smothered sweet pork burritos

Smothered sweet pork burritos

By Alexander Lu
20’ Prep time
360’ Cook time
380’ Total time
585 Calories
8 Serving
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Trim fat from the pork roast. Cut the pork into 2-3 large pieces and season each piece with salt and pepper on all sides.
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Step 2

Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add all the pieces of pork and sear for 1 minute on each side, just until browned. Transfer the pork to slow cooker.
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Step 3

Add the liquid smoke and ½ cup water. Cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 8 hours.
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Step 4

While the pork is cooking, prepare the rice. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the rice. 
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Step 5

Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add chicken broth, salt, pepper, lime juice and zest, cilantro and cumin and bring to a boil. 
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Step 6

Reduce heat, cover and cook for 18-20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. This can be made ahead and refrigerated until ready to assemble the burritos.
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Step 7

Remove the pork from the slow cooker and shred into bite-sized pieces (discard any pieces of fat). In a large bowl, toss the shredded pork with the brown sugar, ½ cup of the green sauce, chili powder, salt and pepper.
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Step 8

Add the beans, rice and cilantro to the pork mixture.
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Step 9

Lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan and spoon some of the green sauce on the bottom.
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Step 10

Scoop about ½ cup of the meat mixture into each tortilla and sprinkle with a little bit of cheese Roll up the tortillas and place seam-side down in the baking dish. Pour the remaining sauce over them and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
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Step 11

Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes until heated through and the top is bubbly and slightly golden. Serve immediately.

Ingredient

  • Fresh cilantro
    Fresh cilantro
    2 tablespoons
  • Long grain white rice
    Long grain white rice
    1 cup
  • Liquid smoke
    Liquid smoke
    1 teaspoons
  • Pork roast
    Pork roast
    2.5 pounds
  • Monterey jack or mozzarella cheeses
    Monterey jack or mozzarella cheeses
    8 ounces
  • Green enchilada sauce
    Green enchilada sauce
    30 ounces
  • Chili powder
    Chili powder
    0.5 teaspoon
  • Salt
    Salt
    1 teaspoon
  • Butter
    Butter
    0.5 tablespoon
  • Freshly ground black pepper
    Freshly ground black pepper
    0.25 teaspoon
  • Oil
    Oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Water
    Water
    0.5 cup
  • Light brown sugar
    Light brown sugar
    0.5 cup
  • Flour tortillas
    Flour tortillas
    6 large
  • Low-sodium chicken broth
    Low-sodium chicken broth
    2 cups
  • Cumin
    Cumin
    0.25 teaspoon
  • Black beans
    Black beans
    15 ounce can
  • Fresh cilantro
    Fresh cilantro
    0.5 cup

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