Best Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos Recipes

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THE BEST SLOW COOKER CARNITAS, GREAT FOR TACOS!



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These carnitas cook low and slow in the Slow Cooker or Crockpot and finish on the stove for a crispy and delicious filling for tacos, burritos or nachos. This is the new taco filling for Taco Tuesday at our house. My whole crew prefers this to traditional taco filling made with ground beef or ground turkey.

Provided by sellingsavannah

Categories     Mexican

Time 6h30m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 bay leaves
1 large onion, sliced into large peices
2 cups chicken broth or 2 cups water
1 (4 -6 lb) boneless pork shoulder or 1 (4 -6 lb) boston butt
2 tablespoons canola oil or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Mix the kosher salt, garlic powder, ground cumin, ground coriander, dried oregano and black pepper together in a small bowl. Coat the pork shoulder roast with the dry rub.
  • Place the sliced onion and bay leaves in the bottom of your slow cooker, lay pork shoulder roast on top. Carefully pour water or chicken broth around the roast, making sure you don't disturb the dry rub.
  • Cover and cook on Low until the pork shreds easily with a fork, about 6 hours. Turn the meat after it has cooked for 3 hours.
  • When the pork is tender, remove from slow cooker, remove and discard excess fat and shred with two forks. Reserve cooking liquid.
  • Place shredded pork into a large skillet with 1 cup of reserved cooking liquid over medium high heat, stirring occasionally. Once liquid has cooked down completely, add canola or vegetable oil. Stir occasionally for 15-20 minutes or until the meat has reached desired crispiness.
  • Serve in warm flour or corn tortillas with your favorite taco toppings. We serve ours cilantro, pickled red onions, salsa or pico de gallo, guacamole, sliced cabbage and lime wedges,.

SLOW COOKER CARNITAS TACOS



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Make and share this Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Chef JDecember28

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 10h1m

Yield 12 tacos, 12-14 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

5 lbs pork shoulder
1 tablespoon coarse salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
3 tablespoons ground cumin
2 (10 ounce) cans rotel
48 inches flour tortillas
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup salsa
1/2 cup cilantro leaf, freshly pulled

Steps:

  • Cut white rough and fat off shoulder.
  • Rinse and dry shoulder.
  • Mix salt, pepper, and cummin.
  • Rub pork with salt, pepper, and cumin.
  • Let sit overnite to marinade.
  • Next morning, put in large slo-cooker on low. Cover with rotel.
  • Cover and cook for 8 to 10 hours.
  • DO NOT DRAIN JUICE.
  • Try to transfer to plate. Remove bones and shred meat.
  • If not able to transfer, while in cooker, pull bones N joints out, and shred meat in cooker.
  • _-_-_-_-_.
  • Assemble tacos.
  • Remove and drain meat as needed (1 at a time) for tacos with slotted spoon.
  • Garnish with sour cream, salsa, and cilantro leaves.
  • *****.
  • Leftovers are great heated with BBQ sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 579.8, Fat 39.4, SaturatedFat 14, Cholesterol 141.7, Sodium 1183.3, Carbohydrate 18.6, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 1.6, Protein 36

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