AUTHENTIC PORK TACOS

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The tastiest and most authentic pork tacos but be sure you have plenty of time to prepare this tasty recipe

Provided by ChefDerekHobbs

Categories     Mexican

Time 6h30m

Yield 23 ???, 25-30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

20 lbs pork butt
2 -3 anaheim chilies
2 -3 serrano chilies
1 whole yellow onion
1 tablespoon Mexican oregano
6 tablespoons ground cumin (adjust to taste)
2 -3 tablespoons Hungarian paprika (adjust to taste)
3 -4 garlic cloves
water (enough to cover pork butt in stock pot)
1 (105 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 -3 cups orange juice
1 lime, juice of
1 tablespoon thyme
salt (to taste)
1 -3 liter chicken stock (or more adjust to taste)
2 guajillo chilies (optional)

Steps:

  • Get a large stock pot.
  • Trim most of the big pieces of fat from the pork butt and add to stock pot.
  • add chicken broth and water to cover.
  • add all spices listed above.
  • chop and de-seed all peppers, use gloves while doing so and add to pot.
  • add can of tomatoes.
  • add orange juice.
  • add salt (adjust later).
  • cook for 6 hours or until pork is tender enough to shred.
  • Shred pork and assemble tacos with corn tortilla wraps and Mexican farmers cheese and fresh Pico salsa.
  • Disclaimer ( You may need to experiment with measurements since I usually eyeball all of this and taste as I go).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 862.2, Fat 58.1, SaturatedFat 19.9, Cholesterol 240.7, Sodium 288.9, Carbohydrate 10.2, Fiber 2, Sugar 6, Protein 70.7

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