Tacos Picadillo

Name: Tacos Picadillo
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes; vegetable oil cooking spray; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 small jalapeno chile, seeds and veins discarded, minced; 2 medium tomatoes, chopped; 1/4 cup dark raisin; 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted; 1 -2 tablespoon cider vinegar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; salt and pepper, to taste; 12 flour tortillas or 12 corn tortillas

Submitted by Dancer

"A yummy recipe, takes a little work but not too much, makes a nice weekday dinner. Points 3."

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Ready In:: 47mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes
vegetable oil cooking spray
¹⁄₂ cup chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 small jalapeno chile, seeds and veins discarded, minced
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
¹⁄₄ cup dark raisin
2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted
1 -2 tablespoon cider vinegar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cloves
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried oregano leaves
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground allspice
salt and pepper, to taste
12 flour tortillas or 12 corn tortillas

directions

Cover pork with water in medium saucepan; heat to boiling.
Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until pork is tender, about 10 minutes.
Drain; cool pork slightly and shred into small pieces.
Spray medium skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot.
Saute onion, garlic, and jalapeno chili until tender, about 5 minutes.
Add pork, tomatoes, raisins, almonds, vinegar, cinnamon, cloves, oregano, and allspice; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until pork is hot through and mixture is dry, about 5 minutes.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Spoon about 1/3 cup mixture on each tortilla and fold in half to make tacos.
Spray large skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot.
Saute tacos until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes on each side.