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August 9, 2016 Asian Inspired Recipes

Pulled Pork Tacos with Five spice

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Delicious slow-roasted, Pulled Pork Tacos are rubbed with flavorful Five Spice seasoning and served with Asian Slaw and a Spicy Sriracha Mayo.  A flavorful Asian twist on pulled pork tacos! 

Delicious slow-roasted, Pulled Pork Tacos are rubbed with flavorful Five Spice seasoning and served with Asian Slaw and a Spicy Sriracha Mayo.  A flavorful Asian twist on pulled pork tacos! #pulledporktacos #5spice #tacos

A  simple, flavorful recipe for Five Spice Pulled Pork Tacos with fresh, Carrot Cabbage Slaw and Spicy Aioli inspired by ingredients from my CSA. The pork (or sub beef)  is roasted in the oven low and slow for about 6 hours on a lazy Sunday, or cooked in a slow cooker during the workweek — a quick and easy weeknight meal.

When it’s done, the meat is meltingly tender with a surprising exotic flavor from the five spice. Together with the fresh and crunchy Asian Slaw and the creamy Sriracha-spiked aioli, it makes for the perfect taco.

And the leftovers make great tacos too. (For non-pork eaters, feel free to substitute a beef roast. ) 

Delicious slow-roasted, Pulled Pork Tacos are rubbed with flavorful Five Spice seasoning and served with Asian Slaw and a Spicy Sriracha Mayo.  A flavorful Asian twist on pulled pork tacos! #pulledporktacos #5spice #tacos

Delicious slow-roasted, Pulled Pork Tacos are rubbed with flavorful Five Spice seasoning and served with Asian Slaw and a Spicy Sriracha Mayo.  A flavorful Asian twist on pulled pork tacos! #pulledporktacos #5spice #tacos

I have to tell you… I’ve been loving this summer.  I don’t want to jinx it – but it almost seems a little too luxurious.  Having so much time! Bike riding, kayaking, hiking, lake time  – we cut back on the amount of wedding catering we took on this year, limiting ourselves to only one wedding per weekend, and oh my, this working less… has felt glorious!

I feel like myself again, more balanced, so much healthier on the inside, compared to last summer. Do you ever ask yourself when looking back on your life, What was I thinking?  It’s a reoccurring question for me…it’s been such a journey. But I guess it takes the journey and all the missteps and repeated mistakes along the way, to learn what it is we need to learn, doesn’t it?

I’ve been a painfully slow learner, going down the same dead-end road, countless of times, thinking somehow, this time will be different, but no, it never is, is it?! It’s the same dead-end it has always been, until you take a step in another direction.

Which is actually scarier than going down the same old dead-end road, because, at least you already know what’s at the end of that very unsatisfying, unfulfilling, dead-end road!!! And who knows what’s in the other unknown uncharted direction? By now the dead-end is tolerable, and almost comfortable.

The question then becomes, do I want a comfortable, numb but unfulfilling life … or do I want a fuller, deeper life knowing full and well, that I will have to tolerate the anxiety that inevitably comes when choosing a new path.

And if I chose the later, what would that look like and how would that happen? Perhaps it starts with just imagining it’s actually possible. Then trusting that we’re strong enough to handle the anxiety of the unknown. Because we are. We don’t like it, but we are capable of it.

Then just trusting the unknown itself.

 

For this recipe Use a boneless  3 ½ pound pork roast. You can substitute an equivalent Beef roast. Coat with rub and let sit two hours or overnight in the fridge.

In the morning, place it in a warm oven, or a slow cooker and let the delicious aromas fill your house.

A simple flavorful recipe for Five Spice Pulled Pork Tacos with Asian Slaw and Spicy Aioli - this can be made in the oven or slow cooker. | www.feastingathome.com

Delicious slow-roasted, Pulled Pork Tacos are rubbed with flavorful Five Spice seasoning and served with Asian Slaw and a Spicy Sriracha Mayo.  A flavorful Asian twist on pulled pork tacos! #pulledporktacos #5spice #tacos

When the roast is done, the edges will be crispy and the meat ….oh so tender.

Shred with two forks and stir in a little vinegar. Voila.

Delicious slow-roasted, Pulled Pork Tacos are rubbed with flavorful Five Spice seasoning and served with Asian Slaw and a Spicy Sriracha Mayo.  A flavorful Asian twist on pulled pork tacos! #pulledporktacos #5spice #tacos

If you like your meat extra crispy, you could give it a quick stir fry in a cast iron skillet.

Delicious slow-roasted, Pulled Pork Tacos are rubbed with flavorful Five Spice seasoning and served with Asian Slaw and a Spicy Sriracha Mayo.  A flavorful Asian twist on pulled pork tacos! #pulledporktacos #5spice #tacos

Fill toasted tortillas with the pulled pork, Asian Slaw and Spicy Sriracha Aoili.

Delicious slow-roasted, Pulled Pork Tacos are rubbed with flavorful Five Spice seasoning and served with Asian Slaw and a Spicy Sriracha Mayo.  A flavorful Asian twist on pulled pork tacos! #pulledporktacos #5spice #tacos

Serve the pulled pork tacos with lime, avocado and cilantro, and more Sriacha hot sauce if you like!

Delicious slow-roasted, Pulled Pork Tacos are rubbed with flavorful Five Spice seasoning and served with Asian Slaw and a Spicy Sriracha Mayo.  A flavorful Asian twist on pulled pork tacos! #pulledporktacos #5spice #tacos

Please tell us how you liked the pulled pork tacos …. and any changes or alterations you made.

Thanks and looking forward to feedback! Have a beautiful week.

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Pulled Pork Tacos with Five Spice, Asian Slaw and Sriracha Aioli

★★★★★

5 from 7 reviews

Delicious slow-roasted, Pulled Pork Tacos are rubbed with flavorful Five Spice seasoning and served with Asian Slaw and a Spicy Sriracha Mayo.  A flavorful Asian twist on pulled pork tacos!

  • Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home Blog
  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 6 hours
  • Total Time: 6 hours 30 mins
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Main
  • Method: Roasted
  • Cuisine: Asian
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Ingredients

Pulled Pork

  • 1/8 cup salt
  • 1/8 cup brown sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Five spice (use store bought or see recipe below)
  • 3.5 pound boneless pork shoulder ( or substitute beef roast)
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar

Cabbage Carrot Slaw

  • 3 cups cabbage, shredded or finely sliced
  • 1 cup carrots- shredded
  • ¼ cup red onions sliced thin or 3 scallions, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, mint or thai basil
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice,
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce

Spicy Sauce

  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 2 tablespoons Sriracha or chili garlic sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • Serve with warm or toasted corn/flower tortillas, pickled onions, cilantro, lime, avocado slices ( optional)

FIVE SPICE SEASONING

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed, toasted and ground
  • 1 teaspoon ground star anise
  • 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns, toasted and ground ( or sub regular peppercorns, although Szechwan is more authentic)

Instructions

  1. Mix salt, sugar and 5 spice together. Coat all sides of the Pork roast well, discarding excess. Place in a small baking dish and cover with plastic wrap ( or wrap the whole roast in plastic wrap) refrigerate overnight (or for at least 2 hours).
  2. Bake in a 250F oven for 6 hours, uncovered, basting with the flavorful pan juices once every couple hours. Pull it from the oven and let it cool a bit. ( Alternatively, if using a slow cooker, cook for 4-5 hours on high, or 7 hours on low, adding a 1/4 cup water to the bottom first)
  3. Shred the pork with two forks. Mix in the vinegar.
  4. Keep warm in the oven, slow cooker, or refrigerate, and reheat before serving.
  5. To make the slaw, mix all the ingredients in a medium bowl, and let stand a few minutes before serving, to allow flavors to meld.
  6. To make the spicy ailoi, mix mayo, sriracha and vinegar in a small bowl.
  7. Toast tortillas in a toaster oven, or “grill” directly over a gas flame, over the stove until warm.
  8. Place a little spicy aioli sauce on the tortilla, top with pulled pork and slaw. Garnish with an avocado slice ( optional) and fresh cilantro and lime wedges.

Notes

  1.  To make Five Spice from scratch, toast all whole spices, then grind, add to ground spices.
  2. To get the pork crispy, saute in a skillet, letting it brown up, right before serving.
  3. If subbing beef for the pork, cooking time may shorten slightly- to be safe check one hour earlier.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 345

Keywords: Five Spice pork, 5 spice pork, pork tacos, Asian pork tacos, pork tacos, best pork tacos, pork recipes, slow roasted pork tacos,

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  1. Theresa says

    July 21, 2019 at 10:46 am

    Loved the Asian flavors in this pulled pork recipe! Family went wild over the spicy sauce and also enjoyed the cabbage carrot slaw. Cooked the pork in a slow cooker and it made life so easy!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Kimberly McLean says

    June 30, 2019 at 8:11 am

    Made this for my daughter’s graduation party and roasted 3 five pound shoulder roasts. Served it with your easy crunchy Asian slaw and street taco size flour tortillas. We offered your sriracha sauce or some cilantro lime crema sauce on the side. Have to tell you that I had multiple requests for the recipes and everyone raved about the food. Both recipes were delicious, very simple to make, and fed a lot of people. We will save this recipe for repeats for sure. Thanks for sharing this delicious meal!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      June 30, 2019 at 10:45 pm

      Awesome Kimberly! So glad everyone enjoyed this!

      Reply
  3. Kim McLean says

    June 23, 2019 at 11:40 am

    Wonder how this would be with chinese steamed bao buns? Thinking of using this for a graduation party for 30 people. It sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      June 24, 2019 at 12:24 am

      I think it would be awesome!

      Reply
  4. Gaye Schaul says

    May 06, 2019 at 12:28 pm

    I made this recipe today and I loved it!!! Thanks for your great instructions. I used my slow cooker and a 31/2 pound piece of boneless pork shoulder. The slaw and spicy mayo are a must for me.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      May 07, 2019 at 6:20 am

      Glad you liked it!!!

      Reply
  5. Shiloh Donkin says

    November 10, 2018 at 7:47 am

    This is one of our very favorite meals in our house! I’ve made it a few times and my kids devour it. We use lettuce in place of the corn tortillas for no other reason than we like the crunch of a good cold lettuce. I’ve shared this recipe with two other friends and they too rave about it.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  6. Kat says

    October 13, 2018 at 1:30 am

    When cooking in the slow cooker, do you add the 1/4 cup water before cooking, or cook it dry and then add the water just as you pull the pork?

    Reply
    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      October 14, 2018 at 5:14 pm

      I’m so sorry for the delayed response. I would add it before.

      Reply
  7. Chloe says

    April 22, 2018 at 6:09 am

    If I have leftovers, are there any other meal/recipe ideas that these tacos would pair well with? Trying to make the meat last during the week w/out eating the same thing everyday 🙂

    Reply
    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      April 22, 2018 at 8:33 am

      What about doing bowls with the slaw ( or greens) and a grain?

      Reply
  8. Kim Metez says

    April 17, 2018 at 7:04 pm

    Holy deliciousness! I will serve this to my most discerning foodie friends. It also went over well with my small kiddos who aren’t big meat eaters but seem to make an exception for all things pork. A new restaurant called Funky Taco just opened in Boise and this concoction could easily make it onto their unique menu.

    ★★★★★

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  9. Robyn says

    March 13, 2017 at 12:52 pm

    I made these yesterday for a fun ‘Summer’ themed dinner while we watched the movie Moana with our daughter on a very chilly Minnesota winter night. These are TO DIE FOR! My husband went back for thirds! The 5 Spice adds such a delicious flavor to the pork, it’s hard to explain how good it is. Today for lunch I re-heated them and they were just as tasty. We decided when we have our house-warming party this summer, we are making this recipe for everyone. We both agreed it was like eating a gourmet taco at an upscale restaurant. Thanks for helping to create a memorable family night. I’m looking forward to trying more of your recipes Sylvia!

    Reply
  10. Amy says

    December 12, 2016 at 3:29 pm

    YUM!! -Sooo Good!! Recipe perfect as is. This is now a family favorite! Thanks again.

    Reply
    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      December 12, 2016 at 3:36 pm

      Awesome Amy, thankyou!!

      Reply
  11. Tanya says

    August 21, 2016 at 4:52 am

    Sylvia – what could I substitute for the rice wine vinegar? Would balsamic be too strong? Or apple cider? (We’re living out of a suitcase at the moment, so keeping condiment purchases to a minimum!)

    ★★★★★

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    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      August 21, 2016 at 7:13 am

      Hi Tanya! Apple cider vinegar would work great… or White vinegar!

      Reply
  12. Sigri says

    August 15, 2016 at 2:56 pm

    Made these for dinner today. Another home run! Sylvia, your recipes are always delicious, simple recipe instructions to follow; unique and healthy. Looking forward to trying the next recipe! Thank you for being such an awesome inspiration.

    Reply
    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      August 15, 2016 at 6:22 pm

      Oh GOOD! Glad it turned out and you liked it. Always makes me so happy to hear that. Thanks Sigri! Hope all is well with you.

      Reply
  13. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    August 12, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    it has been way too long since i last made tacos, so thanks for the inspiration! these look wonderful and i just love how vibrant they are. Xx

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      August 13, 2016 at 7:41 am

      thanks Thalia …and btw, your blog is looking beautiful !!

      Reply
  14. The Kitchen Flamingo says

    August 12, 2016 at 4:03 pm

    These look delicious! I can’t wait to make them for dinner this weekend 🙂

    Reply
    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      August 13, 2016 at 8:13 am

      Thanks …and if you do please let us know what you think!

      Reply
  15. ROZANNE says

    August 11, 2016 at 8:38 am

    WHAT BRAND OF 5 SPICE? THERE ARE DIFFERENT RECIPES OUT THERE. DO YOU MAKE YOUR OWN?

    Reply
    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      August 11, 2016 at 9:31 pm

      I know there are are lot of varieties….Im really not that particular, I think I used Simply Organic Brand

      Reply
      • Allison says

        August 12, 2016 at 6:01 am

        Hi Sylvia,your recipes and blog are breath taking..in a good way!! Thank you!!!
        Could I make my own 5 spice do you think? I am embarrassed to say I have never used it…
        May your day be filled with moments of AWE and tons of EASE.
        Thank you,Ally

        Reply
        • Allison says

          August 12, 2016 at 6:28 am

          Hi Sylvia,i just found a ton of recipes on line..No worries! Ally

          Reply
        • Sylvia Fountaine says

          August 12, 2016 at 7:41 am

          Hi Ally- you are so sweet thank you! Yes, of course you can make your own! Here is a basic recipe!
          1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
          1 teaspoon ground cloves
          1 teaspoon fennel seed, toasted and ground
          1 teaspoon ground star anise
          1 teaspoon szechuan peppercorns ( or regular peppercorns) , toasted and ground

          Reply

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