Quick Cilantro-Lime Pork Tacos – Gluten and Top 8 free

Submitted by Michelle Landvik from raising (and cooking for) a Protein Intolerant Child.

I was born in Southern California where Mexican food was common and delicious. In the early ’80s, mom decided to move us to the land-locked prairie where tortillas were practically unheard of at the time. The only “Mexican” food people ate in our small town was from a pre-made kit or from a Tex-Mex fast food joint, and not very Mexican at all.

This is an adaptation of the homemade tacos my mother made on a regular basis. She was a terrible cook, but man, she made a delicious homemade taco.

My children have multiple food allergies and celiac disease. This is a Top-8 free version that I make for them.

Ingredients

• 1 lb pork loin, trimmed and cubed (mine was slightly frozen, so it was easy to do this)
• salt and pepper
• 1 tsp oil (I used canola)
• 1/2 onion sliced large onion
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced into “fajita” strips
• 1 cup allergy-friendly broth (store-bought or make your own)
• 1 Tbl sp dried cilantro (use fresh if you have it!)
• 1 Tbl Sp Lime juice
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
• taco shells/tortilla shells (I used Mission 6-inch corn tortillas) Green peppers

Preparation

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add oil to the pan and saute the pork for around 4 minutes until it is golden brown. Remove the pork from the pan and set aside. Saute the onions and bell peppers in the same pan for 1-2 minutes. Stir in the broth, cumin, crushed red pepper, lime juice and cilantro. Turn down the heat and let simmer ’til the broth cooks out (10 minutes or so).

Eat in a taco shell of your choice. The hubs and I ate ours in hard-shelled tacos (fewer calories), but our sons had theirs in deep-fried corn tortillas.

Region: Americas
Country of Origin: Mexico

In many countries manufacturers list the eight most common ingredients that trigger food allergies.  These eight foods are:

• Milk
• Eggs
• Peanuts
• Tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews, walnuts)
• Fish (such as bass, cod, flounder)
• Shellfish (such as crab, lobster, shrimp)
• Soy
• Wheat