Grapefruit Asian Pork Tacos

Cooking with citrus is so much fun. It brings so much brightness to any dish. The homemade grapefruit dressing for the Asian slaw in this dressing came out so yummy! Just the right amount of tart and sweet to compliment the flavors of the slow-cooked Hoisin Pork. You aren’t going to want to relegate these Grapefruit Asian Pork Tacos to only taco Tuesday – they are perfect for any night of the week.

Hoisin sauce is a common addition to Cantonese-style cooking. Most varieties have a soybean base and then have garlic, red chili, and five-spice. You can use it as a dipping sauce on its own or add it to a stir-fry. Or you can do what I did and add it to the cooking liquid for the pork in the slow cooker to give an immense depth of flavor to the meat for these tasty tacos. You could use the same sauce ingredients with any type of protein – beef, chicken, shrimp, duck – seriously any protein – it’s that good!

Grapefruits are not often used in savory dishes. I like to use them when I really want a stark contrast in flavors. In these tacos, you have rich and tender pieces of pork so I wanted a crisp and bright slaw to balance out the textures and flavors. The dressing is so easy to make. You just put all your ingredients into a mason jar or cruet and shake the heck out of it. Shaking helps bring vinegar-based dressings together so much better than stirring.

I served these tacos with Spicy Coconut Corn – an Asian spin on a combination of creamed corn and street corn. It was a real hit with the family. You could also serve with a simple egg fried rice or maybe an easy garlic noodle.

Now Let’s Get Cookin’!