Mexican Pulled Pork Taquitos for baby led weaning
Pulled Pork Taquitos - The Baby Led Feeding Cookbook by Aileen Cox Blundell & Gill Books. Soft nutritious family friendly recipe for baby led weaning.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons rapeseed or olive oil
- 320 g lean diced pork
- 2 medium white onions finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper finely diced
- 1 lime juice only
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- ½ teaspoon mild chilli powder optional
- 400 g tinned tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons unsalted tomato purée
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- pepper to season
- 400 g tin black beans or kidney beans drained
- small bunch fresh coriander
- 50 g cheddar cheese
- 4 x large tortillas
- 4 x small tortillas
Method
- Preheat oven to 160ºC/325ºF/gas 3.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the pork and cook over a very low heat. Add the vegetables to the pan along with the lime juice, spices, tin of tomatoes, tomato purée, vinegar and pepper. Cover the pot with a lid and slow cook for 2 hours until the meat becomes tender. Add the beans for the last 20 minutes of cooking and remove the lid to allow the sauce to thicken.
- To assemble each taquito, take a heaped tablespoon of the meat and vegetable mixture and spread lengthways across the middle of a 15cm tortilla, sprinkle over a little cheddar cheese and roll into a tight log shape. Place on a baking tray lightly oiled with rapeseed oil. When all the taquitos are rolled, sprinkle a little extra cheese on top and bake for 12 minutes, until the cheese starts to melt and the tortillas are stuck together. Cool slightly before serving.
- Assemble the burritos in the same way, but add more of the mixture for older children and grown-ups. Top with a little sour cream or homemade guacamole
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Recipe Notes & Tips
If you want to make this recipe ahead of time you can make the meat mixture and freeze it on its own instead of made up in the wraps (this will prevent it from going soggy). When ready to use, thaw and heat gently until warmed through. Follow instructions to add to wraps :)