Pork Quesadilla

Votes: 1

Time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

An unrivaled, hearty whole-wheat tortilla quesadilla filled with pork, pickled jalapeños, crispy red onions, and cheese, served with a zesty yogurt sauce with cilantro and smoked red jalapeños. For the quesadilla filling, use barbecue pork. Roasted pork neck, not too fatty or dry, will be the delicious filling you've been searching for.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Quesadilla

4 large whole wheat tortillas
2 cups chopped cooked pork, recipe below
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped pickled jalapeños (save the marinade)
2 tbsp. grated cheese mixture

Baked pork neck

1 cut of pork neck weighing 1-1.5 kg.
3 tbsp. l. olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped garlic

Spicy yogurt

1 tbsp. low-fat yogurt
Zest and juice of 1 lime
3 tbsp chopped cilantro
2 teaspoons chipotle (smoked red jalapeño pepper) in adobo sauce

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Soak the onions in the jalapeño marinade for about 10 minutes. Drain.

Spicy yogurtCombine yogurt, lime zest and juice, cilantro, and adobo sauce in a small bowl and stir until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat a grill pan and spray it with cooking spray.

QuesadillaIn a large bowl, combine the jalapeño, onion, pork, and cheese. Divide the mixture among the tortillas. Drizzle with olive oil and place on a grill pan. Grill for about 3 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the tortillas begin to brown. Flip and grill for another 3 minutes.

Remove quesadillas from the grill pan, cut each into quarters and serve with yogurt and salsa sauce.

Braised pork neck in the oven

Preheat oven to 220°C.

In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Using a pastry brush, coat the entire pork neck with the mixture.

Place the pork on the grill. Roast for 20 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 325°F (160°C). Continue roasting for about 4 more hours, until a candy thermometer inserted into the meat reads 185°F (85°C). Remove the pork from the oven and let it rest for about 30 minutes until it is cool enough to slice.