Slow- Cooked Carnitas Tacos
Slow- Cooked Carnitas Tacos is a Mexican main course. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 496 calories, 56g of protein, and 17g of fat. For $2.94 per serving, this recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 497 people were glad they tried this recipe. Head to the store and pick up tortillas, ground pepper, boneless pork shoulder, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. It is brought to you by Recipe Girl. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 6 hours and 25 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 99%. This score is tremendous. Similar recipes include Slow-Cooked Carnitas Tacos, Slow-Cooked Carnitas, and Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas Tacos.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 360 minutes
Ingredients:
1 large avocado, halved, pitted & sliced
fresh cilantro & sliced red bell peppers
2 pounds boneless country- style pork ribs or pork shoulder (Boston Butt), cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1/2 large onion, cut into 4 pieces
2 teaspoons dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
green chile salsa
2 teaspoons salt
tortillas (corn or flour)
Equipment:
slow cooker
bowl
cutting board
slotted spoon
kitchen towels
microwave
Cooking instruction summary:
1. Toss pork in bowl of slow cooker with salt, pepper, and oregano to coat. Place onion pieces atop pork. Cover slow cooker and cook pork on low setting until meat is very tender and falling apart, about 6 hours.2. Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to cutting board. Discard onion pieces. Using fingers, shred pork; transfer carnitas to platter. Place avocado slices, cilantro sprigs, and sliced red bell peppers, if desired, alongside. Wrap corn or flour tortillas in damp kitchen towel; microwave until warm, about 1 minute. Serve carnitas with warm tortillas and green salsa.
Step by step:
1. Toss pork in bowl of slow cooker with salt, pepper, and oregano to coat.
2. Place onion pieces atop pork. Cover slow cooker and cook pork on low setting until meat is very tender and falling apart, about 6 hours.
3. Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to cutting board. Discard onion pieces. Using fingers, shred pork; transfer carnitas to platter.
4. Place avocado slices, cilantro sprigs, and sliced red bell peppers, if desired, alongside. Wrap corn or flour tortillas in damp kitchen towel; microwave until warm, about 1 minute.
5. Serve carnitas with warm tortillas and green salsa.
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