The Spicy Pork Torta from Cutty's Recipe

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