Poor Man’s Crispy Duck (Pulled Hoisin Pork Tortillas) has all the flavours of crispy duck with pancakes but made with pulled pork and flour tortillas – just fab!
Today I’m sharing my Poor Man’s Crispy Duck (Pulled Pork Hoisin Tortillas).
Do you ever find that when you go looking for a pair of shoes or your child’s size in school uniform or need to find some inspiration you just can’t find it. It seems the harder you try to find these things the more evasive they become like a cruel trick. It’s always when you’re not looking or trying that these things come your way. Well it seems that way to me and so it was with this recipe!
I had never even bought a bottle of hoisin sauce until recently when I made this Beef & Vegetables Stir Fry with Noodles for ActiFry. We have it quite often now as it’s such a quick and healthy dish! Anyway having bought more hoisin sauce to have in the cupboard as well as having bought a really cheap piece of boneless pork leg that was on offer in Morrisons (£2.25 for 900g) I suddenly had a brainwave.
I knew I wanted a quick fuss free meal the following day as I had a hospital appointment that was going eat into my time. So my brainwave was to use the pork leg, hoisin sauce and a pack of flour tortillas that I’d also bought to make “Poor Man’s Crispy Duck (Pulled Hoisin Pork Tortillas). All the flavours of crispy duck but with pork!
Well to say this was good would be an understatement! I don’t know about you but when I’ve been to a Chinese restaurant (or even had a takeaway) often the best part of the meal is the first course and especially the crispy duck. There never seems to be enough of it and you end up with the last pancake filled with all the bits of skin that no-one else wanted and a lot of spring onions and cucumber.
I wish we’d had spring onions in the salad drawer as I would have used them. instead, I used red onion which I would have cut into slices but as hubby was being helpful he prepared them and diced finely. I must admit to being a bit of a control freak in the kitchen and do like things done in a certain way! I can’t be the only one can I?
So if you love crispy duck like me and can never have enough then I can’t recommend my Poor Man’s Crispy Duck highly enough! The dish served 4 of us but would easily have served 6 with a few more tortillas. We enjoyed the leftovers in rolls the following day with another splash of hoisin sauce! I was eulogising about it to one of my friends the other night and she told me she’d sold her slow cooker at a car boot sale for 20p! If you don’t have a slow cooker (aka Crockpot) I can’t recommend them highly enough. They really are great for so many different types of dishes and I’ve only scratched the surface with mine!
For more Chinese recipe inspiration you might like to check out these recipes:
- Simple Pork Fried Rice – Fab Food 4 All
- Tom Yum Soup with Poached Egg – Fab Food 4 All
- Beef & Vegetables Stirfry with Noodles – Fab Food 4 All
- Baked Salt & Pepper Cauliflower Bites – My Fussy Eater
- Chinese Chicken Pie – Foodie Quine
I’m sure you’ll love my Poor Man’s Crispy Duck so do leave a comment below when you’ve made it. You can also share a photo by tagging @FabFood4All on Instagram.
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Poor Man's Crispy Duck (Pulled Hoisin Pork Tortillas)
Ingredients
- 900 g Boneless leg of pork rind/fat removed
- ½ Bottle of Hoisin Marinade or Sauce
- 100 ml water
- Extra Hoisin Sauce for drizzling
Serve with:
- Salad vegetables of your choice cut into strips or as appropriate eg cucumber peppers, spring onion, red onion, baby salad leaves, cherry tomatoes etc.
- 8 Flour tortillas
Instructions
- Place the pork leg in the slow cooker and spread the hoisin marinade or sauce all over the joint.
- Add 100 mls of water to the crock pot.
- Cook on high for 4 - 5 hours or low for 6 - 7 hours or until cooked.
- Once tender and falling apart to the touch remove and shred the meat between 2 forks.
- Pour some of the cooking liquor over the meat.
- Dry fry each of the tortillas (I use a ceramic pan, you shouldn't use non-stick without oil) until if puffs up, turn and cook for a few more seconds to heat through.
- Serve the stack of tortillas, salad items in bowls and platter of meat at the table.
- Allow your guests to assemble their tortillas with a line of meat and salad down the middle and finish with a drizzle of hoisin sauce.
- Roll up and enjoy just like a crispy duck pancake.
caeh
I’ve just gotten myself a slowcooker after I broke my last one and this is such a great idea! I love crispy duck but it’s so expensive and takes FOREVER to make at home, perfect alternative 😀
Camilla
Thanks, it really is so delicious:-)
plasterer bristol
Yummy. This sounds so good. Thanks for sharing this.
Simon
Camilla
Thanks Simon, it’s such a delicious and simple recipe:-)
Liam Wiffen
Did this today and the whole family loved it. So simple and cheap too! I was also a little bit naughty and used the cut off fat to make some crackling to go on the side ☺
Camilla
Fab Liam so pleased you all enjoyed it and LOL to you making crackling with it too:-)
Gy
Hi Camilla,
I would love to try out your recipe but could you tell me the size or weight of your bottle of Hoisin?
I make a similar recipe with some chuck of beef (paleron in French) and use 40ml hoisin sauce.
Thanks for your response
Camilla
Hi, my bottle is 190 mls:-)
Lisa Williams
this is fab I am a big fan of Asian flavours and this would go down really well here 🙂
Paul Wilson
Pulled Hoison Pork sounds delicious.
Camilla
It really is Paul:-)
Ann
Mmmm that’s so yummy. Thanks for sharing this Chinese recipe.
Maya Russell
Sometimes when we order a Chinese all we go for is the crispy duck and pancakes. This is a fab recipe and I have a slow cooker. I will be ordering the ingredients and making this soon!
Camilla
Yes I often find the starters are the best bits on a Chinese menu! Do let me know what you think Maya:-)