Best Recipe for Banh Mi Tacos
Ingredients
- One 5-pound pork shoulder
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup rice vinegar
- 1 cup white vinegar
- Pinch salt
- 3 cups finely grated carrots
- 3 cups finely grated daikon
- 3 2/3 cups hoisin sauce
- 1 4/5 cups oyster sauce
- 1 1/2 cups brown sauce, such as HP Sauce
- 5 tablespoons chopped ginger
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 cup chopped green onions
- Sesame seeds
- 50 corn tortillas
- Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
- For the pork: Heat the oven to 250 degrees F. Sprinkle the pork shoulder liberally with salt and pepper. Roast until the meat falls apart easily with a fork, basting every 30 minutes, 6 hours.
- For the pickles: Meanwhile, combine 2 cups water, the sugar, vinegars and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Remove from the heat and add the carrots and daikon. Let cool, then refrigerate for 4 hours.
- For the sauce: Combine the hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, brown sauce, ginger, sugar, sesame oil, rice vinegar, Sriracha and garlic and mix well.
- Let the pork cool slightly, then shred the meat and mix with the sauce. Mix together the carrot and daikon pickles with the green onions and sesame seeds to taste.
- Heat the tortillas in a dry pan, and then top with the pork and carrot and daikon pickle mixture. Serve with lime wedges.
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