Ingredients
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Honey Pork
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 lb pork loin
- salt
- black pepper
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 1/2 cup cold water
Slaw
- 2 cups bok choy, chopped
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup pear, chopped small
- 1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- 1 tbsp green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1/4 cup pomegranate juice
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10–12 flour tortillas
- 1 cup sour cream
Instructions
Honey Pork
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet
- Pat pork loin dry and generously season with salt and pepper
- Brown pork loin on all sides
- Remove from heat, place pork loin in slow cooker
- In a small bowl whisk together the honey, soy sauce, lime juice, worcestershire sauce, sesame oil, garlic, cumin and ground ginger
- Pour sauce over pork in the slow cooker
- Set slow cooker on low and cook for 8 hours
- Remove pork, set aside
- Pour remaining sauce and juices from the pork into a heavy bottomed sauce pan over medium heat
- Add the corn starch to the cold water, mix until dissolved
- Pour corn starch mixture into sauce pan, stir, bring to boil
- Reduce to a simmer, simmer for 5-7 minutes until sauce has thickened
- *Meanwhile, shred pork
- Put shredded pork in a large bowl, pour sauce overtop, mix
Slaw
- In a large bowl toss together the bok choy, carrots, pear, cilantro, green onions and pomegranate seeds
- In a small bowl mix together the pomegranate juice, mayonnaise, vinegar and salt
- Add the sauce to the slaw mixture, toss to coat
- **Allow slaw to marinate at least 4 hours
Tacos
- Spread a thin layer of sour cream on each tortilla
- Top with a generous portion of honey pork
- Top pork with slaw
Notes
*Pork should shred easily with a fork and knife
**Make the slaw when you start the pork or the night before