Sweet Potato Crispy Carnitas Tacos
This is our new favourite combo. The sweet potato keeps things golden and crunchy whilst soaking up every drop of that rich, juicy carnitas flavour. Be ready to steal the spotlight on taco night.
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Prep
In a mixing bowl, add your Carnitas mix with the olive oil, stirring to combine. Add your sweet potatoes and mix to ensure they are fully coated.
Air Fry
For air fryer cooking, place on foil and cook for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
Oven
For oven roasting, place on a lined baking tray and cook for 20 minutes at 200 degrees.
HEAT YOUR TORTILLAS!
Whilst your sweet potato cooks, make sure you heat your tortillas!
In a frying pan over a high heat, add a little oil before heating each of your tortillas for about 40 seconds on each side until you golden with some dark spots.
Wrap in a clean tea towel to keep soft before serving.
IT'S SALSA TIME!
In a serving bowl, combine the pineapple, red onion, chillies, coriander and juice of your limes and mix together
Set them aside in the fridge until you’re ready to serve, season with salt and pepper before serving.
You can also chargrill the pineapple for added crispy texture and enhance the sweetness from the pineapple.
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Serve on our corn tortillas with our Piña Picante Salsa* (Pineapple & Habanero) and our fresh pineapple salsa (this can be made ahead of time-recipe here).
*Cantina del Sabor Crispy Carnitas meal kit contains corn tortillas, crispy carnitas dry rub and Piña Picante Salsa.
