The Spicy Pork Torta from Cutty's Recipe

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Ingredients (24)

  • For the Pickled Red Onions:
  • 1 medium red onion, sliced about 1/8th-inch thick from pole to pole
  • 1 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • pinch red pepper flakes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 medium cloves garlic, thinly sliced
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  • For the Pork:
  • 3 pounds pork shoulder, trimmed of skin and gristle, cut into 3-inch chunks
  • 2 cups pork fat (or vegetable oil)
  • Kosher salt
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon whole cumin seed
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup sugar
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  • For the Sriracha Mayonnaise:
  • 1 to 4 teaspoons sriracha (to taste)
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 bunch cilantro, leaves and tender stems only

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