Ingredients

2-3 tbsp very good canola oil (I prefer La Tourangelle)

Ginger

Nutmeg

12 slices fresh pineapple, drained & quartered

1-2 sweet Vidalia onions, very thinly sliced

2 green bell peppers, julienned

Chili powder (I prefer Sun Brand, or Frontier)

1-2 tbsp ginger paste (I prefer Laxmi, or Swad)

Sea salt

Black pepper

1-1/2 lbs pork shoulder, cooked & shredded

1-2 cups very good barbecue sauce (I prefer Blue Front Bar-B-Q Hot)

1-2 cups mango salsa (I prefer Frontera Mango Key Lime)

Additional canola oil

16 flour tortillas (either store-bought, or home-made)

1-1/2 cups Oaxaca, grated

1-1/2 cups Extra Sharp Cheddar, grated

Additional mango salsa

Sour cream

Preparation

In a heavy, cast-iron grill pan, heat the canola oil until it is very hot, but does not smoke. Season the pineapple slices with the ginger and nutmeg. Sauté the pineapple slices until beautifully golden and crisp. Remove from heat, and drain on paper towelling. In the same grill pan, sauté the sweet Vidalia onions, peppers, chili powder and ginger paste. Taste for seasoning, and add sea salt and/or black pepper as desired. Remove from heat, and drain on paper towelling. In the same grill pan, sauté the shredded pork until beautifully coloured. Stir in the barbecue sauce; blend thoroughly. Stir in the mango salsa; blend thoroughly. Taste for seasoning, and add sea salt and/or black pepper as desired. Preheat oven to 450F. Using a pastry brush, lightly oil the tortillas on one side only. Arrange half the tortillas on a baking sheet, oil side down. Now, sprinkle the Oaxaca and Extra Sharp Cheddar over the tortillas. Arrange the shredded pork over the cheese. Sprinkle the onion and peppers over the shredded pork. Top with the remaining tortillas, oil side up. Set in oven, and bake for about 8-10 minutes, until the tortillas are nice and crisp. Remove from oven, and cut into wedges. Serve piping hot, with the mango salsa and sour cream.

Blue Front Bar-B-Q Sauce is nearly impossible to find outside Florida, but can be ordered online. If you have friends in central Florida, they can send you some for Christmas (isn’t that right, JP?) If you can’t find Laxmi or Swad ginger paste, try Trader Joe’s house brand.

This is very nice with a good Mexican beer, such as Pacifico, Victoria or Modelo Especial. If you’re not a drinking man, pour yourself some good, sweet tea and try not to think about it.