Best Green Chili Pork Carnitas Tacos Recipes

GREEN CHILE PORK CARNITAS TACOS

Steps:

• Place roast in the slow cooker and rub with seasoning. Sprinkle with salt as well! Chop onion and peppers (removing seeds/ribs of peppers for less heat) and sprinkle those over the roast as well.
• pour the cans (un-drained) of green chilies, salsa verde, & lime juice into the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-9 hours (or high for about 5 - but low is preferred).
• Once pork is "fall-apart-tender" to the touch of a fork, shred with a fork. If you prefer less liquid, use a spoon to discard any excess - But I recommend letting the shredded pulled pork soak in the delicious juices until you're ready to serve on a taco shell!
• Serve as tacos with a garnish of cotija cheese, cilantro, avocado, pickled jalapenos, and a bit of diablo sauce (or toppings of your choice of course)! You can also serve as taco bowls, sliders, stuffed peppers/potatoes, so many options for this delicious pork!

GREEN CHILI PORK CARNITAS TACOS

Steps:

• Heat large skillet to high heat. Add oil and heat for 1-2 minutes.
• Add pork loin roast and cook for 5 minutes per side, until golden brown.
• Once seared, place pork roast into slow cooker or instapot.
• Top with onion, jalapenos, green chilies, garlic salt, pepper, and cumin powder. Rub on pork.
• Pour in orange juice and lime juice.
• Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for approximately 5 hours.
• Once pork is perfectly cooked, use two forks to shred into bite size pieces. Taste and salt and pepper to taste.
• To assemble tacos: place pork carnitas in corn tortillas and top with queso fresco cheese, guacamole, and cilantro. Optional: tomatillo salsa

SLOW-COOKER GREEN CHILE PORK TACOS

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork roast pieces. Cook 6 to 8 minutes, turning occasionally, until well browned on all sides.
• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, place pork. Add water to skillet; cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes, scraping up browned bits. Pour over pork. Top pork with taco seasoning mix and chiles.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Remove pork from cooker to cutting board. Pull pork into bite-size chunks, using 2 forks. Return pork to juices in cooker.
• Place cheese and salsa in separate serving bowls. On serving platter, arrange cheese, salsa, tomato, cilantro and lime pieces. Warm tortillas as directed on package. Spoon pork onto tortillas, using slotted spoon; top with cheese, tomato, cilantro and salsa. Squeeze lime juice over fillings. Fold tortillas in half over filling.

PORK CARNITAS WITH GREEN CHILES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in an ovenproof, heavy, large covered pot over high heat.(If you don't have a large pot that goes from stovetop to oven, simply prepare on stovetop, and then transfer to a covered casserole before baking).
• Add half of the pork cubes; sprinkle with half of the salt and half of the black pepper. Cook pork until starting to brown, stirring often. Remove pork.
• Repeat with remaining pork cubes, salt and black pepper, adding more oil if necessary.
• Drain drippings from pot.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same pot over medium heat. Cook onion in hot oil until tender.
• Stir in undrained chiles and garlic; cook for 2 minutes.
• Return pork to pot. Add chicken broth.
• Cover and put in oven to bake for 1 hour.
• Serve pork in tortillas topped with Cheddar cheese, tomato and sour cream if desired.