Mexican Charred Pork Quesadillas

Name: Mexican Charred Pork Quesadillas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 58 min
Total time: 1 h 28 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 500g pork shoulder; 1/2 cup lime; 1 cup corn; 2 poblano peppers; 4 servings flour tortillas; 1/4 cup chipotle in adobo; 1 tbsp queso fresco; 3 tbsp olive oil; to taste salt and black pepper

A charred Mexican quesadillas with simmered pork shoulder, lime, corn and poblano peppers, finished with chipotle in adobo and queso fresco, served over flour tortillas.

Total time

88 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

58 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

Ingredients

500gpork shoulder

1/2 cuplime

1 cupcorn

2poblano peppers

4 servingsflour tortillas

1/4 cupchipotle in adobo

1 tbspqueso fresco

3 tbspolive oil

to tastesalt and black pepper

Instructions

Season the pork shoulder and simmer it over medium-high heat until well browned, about 8 minutes.

Add the corn and poblano peppers, cooking until softened, about 4 minutes.

Stir in the chipotle in adobo and queso fresco for 4 minutes.

Warm the flour tortillas separately.

Let the pork simmer for about 7 minutes so it becomes tender.

Squeeze the lime over just before serving.

Serve hot over the flour tortillas, garnished with fresh herbs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

611

Protein

38.2g

Fat

34.1g

Carbs

39.1g

Fiber

4.3g

Sodium

539mg

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