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Pork Cheek Tacos With Avocado Tomatillo Salsa & Pico De Gallo From Chef Arturo Quesada
To learn more about how Chef Arturo Quesada makes tacos at Encanto Restaurant & Bar, listen to our podcast, Play Me a Recipe.
Updated at: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 03:26:12 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
39
Low
Glycemic Load
12
Moderate
Nutrition per serving
Calories1914.9 kcal (96%)
Total Fat189.6 g (271%)
Carbs31.7 g (12%)
Sugars9.7 g (11%)
Protein21.4 g (43%)
Sodium2722.6 mg (136%)
Fiber4.9 g (18%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings
Avocado Tomatillo Salsa
0.5Avocado
large ripe California, halved, pitted, and peeled
2tomatillos
peeled
2green onions
trimmed
1serrano pepper
de-stemmed
2 tablespoonfresh lime juice
¼ cupextra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoonkosher salt
Pico de Gallo
1 pintfresh Roma tomatoes
medium diced
1fresh jalapeño pepper
small diced
1red onion
small, small diced
1lime
freshly squeezed
¼ cupcilantro
roughly chopped
2kosher salt
plus more to taste
Tacos
2 poundPork Cheek
or Pork Shoulder
3 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
1yellow onion
thinly sliced
½ teaspoondried fennel seed
½ teaspoonbay leaf powder
¼ teaspoonground coriander
2garlic cloves
peeled
2chiles moritas
1 pintchicken stock
corn tortillas
Instructions
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