Use the same pan to brown the pork and make the rave-worthy sauce. Browning the pork improves its color, and the browned bits enrich the sauce's flavor. Add more jalapeño pepper if you enjoy spicy food.
Photo by: Randy Mayor; Jan Gautro
- YIELD: 4 servings (serving size: 2 tacos)
- COURSE: Main Dishes
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into thin strips
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced onion
- 1 small jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup chopped plum tomato
- 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 8 (6-inch) flour tortillas
Preparation
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and black pepper. Add oil to pan. Add pork, and sauté 4 minutes or until browned. Remove pork from pan; place in a bowl. Add onion and jalapeño to pan; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Add broth; reduce heat, and simmer 1 minute, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Stir in tomato; simmer 2 minutes.
Return pork and accumulated juices to pan. Stir in cilantro and lime juice; cook 1 minute or until pork is done.
Heat tortillas according to package directions. Spoon 1/2 cup pork mixture into each tortilla; roll up.
Return pork and accumulated juices to pan. Stir in cilantro and lime juice; cook 1 minute or until pork is done.
Heat tortillas according to package directions. Spoon 1/2 cup pork mixture into each tortilla; roll up.
Nutritional Information
- Amount per serving
- Calories: 416
- Calories from fat: 28%
- Fat: 13.1g
- Saturated fat: 3.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 6.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.6g
- Protein: 30.2g
- Carbohydrate: 43.1g
- Fiber: 3.6g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
- Iron: 3.8mg
- Sodium: 569mg
- Calcium: 101mg
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