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Panko Pig Face Tacos

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Panko Pig Face Tacos

Tacos so dirty you wont be able to wash your face afterwards!! That's eating with your face off!! We smoke the pig cheeks first and dice into cubes before panko coating and deep frying for CRUNCH!!

ingredients

For the pig cheeks:

  • 8 pig cheeks, not the whole jowl. You could use loin.
  • A&O The General rub
  • Panko Bread crumbs
  • NEW PitBoss BBQ Sauce

To glaze:

  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • I red bell pepper
  • Many tacos

For the Habanero salsa:

  • 4 habanero chillies
  • I red bell pepper
  • 2 rings of pineapple
  • Juice I lime
  • 30g fresh coriander
  • I finely diced red onion
  • Salt to season

Buy the items

The General - Tex Mex BBQ Seasoning
The General - Tex Mex BBQ Seasoning
200g £8.99
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PitBoss Smoky BBQ Sauce
PitBoss Smoky BBQ Sauce
300ml £5.50
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Directions

  1. If you are cooking the cheeks, set up your bbq for indirect cooking and smoke the cheeks at 275ºF.
  2. Spray with a little apple juice and then rub all over with The General rub. Allow to sit for 30 mins until the rub has soaked in.
  3. Place on the BBQ or oven cook until they are approx 190-200F internal temp, just before the fall apart!
  4. You can glaze with our new recipe PitBoss BBQ sauce in the last 10-15mins. We've used cherry wood for smoke here.
  5. Once cooked, allow to cool and then dice into 1" chunks. Dip them in egg wash and then cover the chunks of smoky pigginess in panko.
  6. Allow to sit for a minute before cooking in hot oil (180C) until golden and crunchy. Be careful when cooking with hot fat!!
  7. To make the salsa, best to wear some nitrile gloves! Finely slice the habaneros and don't touch any part of you!!
  8. Dice up the pineapple, chop the coriander and squeeze the lime. Finely dice the red onion and mix in a bowl.
  9. Warm the tacos.
  10. Slice the red bell pepper.
  11. Add a couple of crispy pig face cubes into the taco, dress with the chunky habanero x pineapple salsa and add some fresh bell pepper for crunch.

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