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Asian Pork Tacos with Watermelon Cucumber Salsa

July 12, 2018

2018 Update:  Since this is one of my favorite recipes, and one that I reference all the time, I thought it was about time for an upgrade! I originally published this recipe in almost exactly 5 years ago (yikes!). Back when I sort of knew what I was doing and only published recipes occasionally.
 
But even after all that time, I still love making this recipe during the Summer! It’s actually really easy thanks to the use of a slow cooker. Just throw everything in, set it, and forget it. 
 
I don’t want to take everything away from 2013 Lindsey, so I will leave in everything else I wrote back then and just trade out the horrendous photos!
 
Trust me, I am doing us all a favor. 

A few weeks ago B and I went out to dinner and had the most amazing tacos. They were brilliant in their simplicity. Pork belly glazed in an Asian inspired sauce and topped with watermelon cubes. We were pretty unsure about the watermelon and pork at first, but we were quickly won over.

We knew we wanted to try to recreate these at home, and after some experimenting, we found a recipe that rivaled the restaurant version. The best part is, they are pretty easy to make and are probably a lot healthier.

I hope you give these tacos a try. You truly won’t regret it! And don’t let the watermelon weird you out. Once you try it, you will love it!

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You can find my recipe for homemade tortillas here. They are delicious and absolutely worth the extra effort! 

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/ Filed In: Eat, Main Dishes, Other Savories New
Tagged: Asian, Asian-inspired, cucumber, Hoisin, pork, tacos, watermelon

Korean Beef Lettuce Wraps

September 10, 2014

DSC06353I have recently gotten back on the diet wagon which means that we have been doing lots of chicken and vegetables for dinner. Needless to say, that can get old quickly. Especially for my husband. So for the sake of the my marriage as well as my figure, I wanted to try something that was tasty and healthy.DSC06346Inspired by the trendy Asian-fusion taco trend, Korean beef tacos, I decided to ditch the tortillas for lettuce, resulting in Korean beef lettuce wraps. I found a recipe for Bulgogi, traditional Korean beef, and altered it to fit what I had in our pantry.

I marinaded a thin cut sirloin steak over night then cut into strips and sauteed the beef in a smoking hot pan with chopped up scallions.

DSC06352From there, we just put a couple strips of beef in a lettuce cup and topped it with kimchi. Since both my husband and I are wusses when it comes to spicy foods, we opted for mild kimchi, which doesn’t have as much chili paste in it like traditional kimchi.

DSC06347Both my husband and I were happy with our food-truck inspired healthy meal. We both were satisfied and neither of us (especially me) felt guilty about it.

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/ Filed In: Eat
Tagged: Asian, beef, dinner, healthy, Korean, lettuce wraps

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Hey there, I'm Lindsey. I'm a number cruncher by day and a home cook and baker by night. While I love to eat healthy and find fresh and healthy alternatives for my favorite foods, I will never turn down dessert! Life is all about moderation, right?

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