Chilorio aka Red Chile Pulled Pork from Sinaloa | Rick Bayless Taco Manual

Even though chilorio was a once-little-known regional specialty from the northwestern state of Sinaloa, for the last several years, I’ve found pouches and cans of the stuff at the grocery store near my Mexico City apartment. Traditional chilorio—the stuff you find in the markets around Culiacan—is drier than the canned stuff, which more resembles American pulled pork. Market vendors shredded cooked pork and cooked it down in pork fat with red chile, salt and a little vinegar as a way to preserve it. Truthfully, that’s my favorite. The flavors are a little more concentrated and exciting. So that’s my approach here. The orange juice, by the way, while not very traditional, comes from a Sinaloan recipe I came across four decades ago. I love the way it underscores the natural sweetness of the pork. As is common in states that border the U.S., people enjoy these tacos with corn or flour tortillas. Check out my recipe👇🌮 https://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/ch... ~Order your own Frontera Grill Taco Kit: https://www.goldbelly.com/frontera-gr... ~How to make perfect homemade tortillas:    • Your Guide to Easy Homemade Corn Tortillas...   ~Make your own tortilla kit: https://masienda.com/collections/all/...