I recently went to Velvet Taco in Buckhead. I was wondering if they would be willing to share the recipe for their Cuban Pig taco? Thank you! — Hannah Wang, Atlanta
Chef Grant Morgan was happy to share the recipe for this customer favorite. It takes advantage of pulled pork prepared onsite at each Velvet Taco (there are locations in Illinois, North Carolina and Texas as well as here in Georgia). Everything for the fillings as well as all the tortillas served at Velvet Taco locations are all handmade and prepared onsite as well. The taco fillings show a global influence with offerings like spicy tikka chicken, ahi poke and Nashville hot tofu. This one is a riff on a grilled Cuban sandwich.
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Morgan suggests you might want to pick up some pulled pork from your favorite barbecue place when you’re ready to make these tacos unless there’s a pitmaster at your house.
At the restaurant, they use a large countertop griddle and can make many of these at once. We’ve adapted the recipe to make one at a time in a cast iron skillet. If you have enough skillets, you can make several at once.
From the menu of … Velvet Taco, 77 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta. 470-400-3900. https://velvettaco.com/
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