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Pork and black bean lettuce tacos

‘Crisp lettuce “boats” make a great alternative to tortilla wraps in this twist on a Mexican classic’

‘Crisp lettuce “boats” make a great alternative to tortilla wraps in this twist on a Mexican classic’

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Cooking Time

Cook: 25 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 2

Cooking Time

Price: 97p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 276g serving contains

Energy
1455kj
348kcal
17%
Fat
13.2g
Med
19%
Saturates
3.6g
Med
18%
Sugars
1.9g
Low
2%
Salt
0.30g
Med
5%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
527kj/126kcal

Ingredients

2 pork loin steaks

1tsp ground cumin

¼tsp smoked paprika

4tsp olive oil

1 clove garlic, chopped

½ x 400g tin black beans, drained, water reserved

1 pinch dried chilli flakes

1 Litte Gem lettuce

2tbsp reduced-fat soured cream

Method

1
Cut the pork steaks in half lengthways, dust with a pinch of the cumin and the paprika, then season. Heat half the oil in a frying pan and fry the pork over a low heat for 10-15 mins.
2
Meanwhile, heat the rest of the oil in a separate pan and fry the garlic over a medium heat. Just before it starts to brown, add the beans, plus a splash of the water from the tin, another pinch of cumin and the chilli. Simmer for 2 mins and season. Slice the pork.
3
To serve, separate the Little Gem leaves, top with the beans, add the pork, drizzle with the soured cream and season.