OK, know ya'll have been waiting for this so here goes.....BTW, these are delicious.
Wild Pig Tacos
Once you've slow-smoked the shoulders (See Simple Smoked Shoulder recipe), the pulled meat makes excellent stuffing for tacos, enchiladas and any other Southwestern or Mexican dish that calls for tender shredded meat. You can also do the same process in an oven or covered grill and with any part of the pig. Season it, slow-roast it, wrap in foil with sauce and keep cooking until it falls apart. Once cooled, you're ready to shred the meat. The same recipe works great with venison shoulders.
4 servings, 2 large tacos per person
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup yellow onion, finely diced
1 cup bell pepper, finely diced
1 jalapeno pepper, stem and seeds removed, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups "pulled" wild pig meat
1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 14 1/2 can diced tomato, drained
corn or flour tortillas
shredded lettuce
shredded cheese
sliced tomato
1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, peppers and garlic and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes. Add venison, cumin, oregano leaves, chili powder and diced tomato. Cook for 5 minute more, stirring often to blend flavors.
2. Distribute stuffing evenly in the middle of the tortillas. Add lettuce, cheese and tomato.
The trick I've learned with these is that 2 Taco's, even big ones aren't enough so just as they are ready, i yell 'FIRE and when everyone runs outside I eat a couple as fast as I can....then when they come back, wondering why I'm the only one staying to put out the fire and why I have grease on my chin, then I grab two off the top of the stack and go sit down and eat fast.
Packrat