Smoky pork & black bean tacos

Smoky pork & black bean tacos

Mexican pork chilli with a smoky barbecued flavour, served in crispy tortilla shells with ripe avocado

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Freezable

Freeze mince only

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the onion and cook for 5 mins until softened. Sprinkle over the spices and cook for 1 min more. Add the mince, breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon, and stir until cooked through.
  2. Stir the passata and barbecue sauce into the pan along with 4 tbsp water. Increase the heat and allow the sauce to bubble and reduce until it clings to the meat. Add the beans, season and cook for a further 2 mins, then stir in the coriander. Heat the tacos following pack instructions.
  3. Use the pork and bean mix to fill the tacos, top with slices of avocado, shredded iceberg lettuce and a dollop of soured cream, if you like.

PER SERVING

592 kcalories, protein 38g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 10g, sugar 12g, salt 1.4 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2012.

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  • 28 April 2012

    Gilli rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very, very tasty. Its really good as an alternative to chilli for children (or indeed anyone) who don't like anything too spicy. If you find it hard to get tins of black beans, then kidney beans or pinto beans would work fine. I did track them down in Waitrose in the end though.

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  • 30 April 2012

    SussexGirl rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This went down a treat with everyone. Was even asked for the recipe. Will definately cook again.

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    Dee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    lovely easy to prepare, even had some over for lunch..found the beans easily in tesco

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  • 20 May 2012

    Squongle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this tonight for the family and they all loved it! Was the first time I've used smoked paprika and I think it'd my new favourite ingredient. I did make one slight alteration to the recipe and omitted the BBQ sauce and used a some brown sugar to add some sweetness. I also added Tabasco which was yum :)

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  • 26 May 2012

    Kirstie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Couldn't get black beans so used black eyed beans instead. Really lovely flavour - will make again.

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  • 29 May 2012

    Sam Fitz commented on this recipe

    This was really yummy, a nice change from beef mince

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  • 18 July 2012

    Josie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Have made this twice now. Used mixed beans instead of black beans as could not find them locally. Really tasty, easy to make, and agree with Sam, makes a nice change from beef mince.

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  • 05 August 2012

    Mary Chappell rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely will be making again soon, 2 each not enough we ate 3!

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  • 13 August 2012

    Kathy commented on this recipe

    This was a nice, very easy mid week dish. Or, a good weekend dish when you've had a few drinks and can laugh at each other eating the messy tacos.

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  • 13 August 2012

    Kathy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 11 September 2012

    Edel commented on this recipe

    Any suggestions as to the best bbq sauce to use here? Or an alternative to a bought sauce?

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  • 11 September 2012

    Babka the Brave rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Loved the barbecue pork twist on this. Makes quite a lot, which is a good thing as two tacos each isn't very generous, we had twice as many and there was still plenty of the sauce to go round. Served it with a Mexican rice salad from this site.

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  • 12 September 2012

    scrummy commented on this recipe

    i made these with turkey mince and rolled them in tortillas delicious

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  • 12 September 2012

    scrummy commented on this recipe

    edel i used levi roots one

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  • 13 September 2012

    Belit commented on this recipe

    I made this using a piece of pork shoulder which I had steamed in apple cider in a claypot, chopped it up and added it to the sauce with black beans and corn kernels. I put it in large whole wheat tortillas and gratinated it with cheese, served with Greek yoghurt, avocado and hot salsa. Nice!

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  • 14 September 2012

    ratty rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy and delicious

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  • 12 November 2012

    Kelly rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic recipe that's become a popular mid-week meal for my family. I'm not a big fan of BBQ sauce so I use 3-4 tbsp. I use kidney beans instead of black beans and omit the coriander (hate it!) Still tastes lovely.

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  • 13 January 2013

    Kittens77 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious. Made this for a dinner party on NYE with some chicken fajitas too, it was great - really sociable as people served themselves and "built" the taco's how they liked them. It was dead easy to make and I got lots of lovely compliments. Will definitely be making it again!

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  • 11 February 2013

    Amanda Skelton rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The whole family loved this, including my fussy four year old, so I will definitely make it again. I didn't have any black beans so I used canellini beans, as that was all i had in the cupboard, and they were fine. I served it with rice on the side and everbody had seconds!

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  • 27 February 2013

    mickburkejnr rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cooked this last night with Lamb mince (Tesco didn't have any Pork) and it tastes superb. I made more than we could eat last night so we're using them in Fajita's as well. It really is a great all rounder of a recipe!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Freezable

Freeze mince only

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • ½ red onion , chopped
  • 2 tsp each smoked paprika and ground cumin
  • 500g pack lean pork mince
  • 300ml passata
  • 5 tbsp barbecue sauce
  • 400g can black beans , drained
  • small bunch coriander , chopped
  • 8 taco shells
  • 1 ripe avocado , peeled and sliced
  • ½ iceberg lettuce , finely shredded
  • soured cream , to serve (optional)
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PER SERVING

592 kcalories, protein 38g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 10g, sugar 12g, salt 1.4 g

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