Add these Pulled Pork Tacos to your taco night. You can feed a crowd for very little effort in the fix it 'n forget it slow cooker mode.This makes a good cottage meal since the slow cooker won't heat up the kitchen and everyone can help themselves!
'Carnitas', or the Mexican version of pulled pork, are a mainstay of tacos in Mexico.
You can use your slow cooker to cook a pork butt roast or shoulder roast low and slow and feed a crowd quite easily. You are using a fairly cheap cut of meat and cooking it long and slow to break down the collagen, so that is another plus for feeding a crowd.
I have made it with all kinds of pork though. The last time I only had tenderloin in the freezer. I just made sure to add a bit of liquid and I cooked it on low for about 6 hours. It shredded just as nicely as with the the cheaper cuts. The liquid is key though so it doesn't dry out.
I cooked my pork in the slow cooker with a ½ cup of President's Choice Poblano and Lime BBQ sauce. Then I added another ½ cup after I shredded the meat. You can use any BBQ sauce with some Mexican flavours or you can use a package of Taco seasoning with a ½ cup of water during the slow cooking.
Once the meat is done you shred it across the grain (so you get strings of pork). Hands on time here is minimal. 5 minutes to set up your slow cooker and 5 minutes to shred and your done!
Then you can let everyone choose their condiments. I served them with this fresh Pico de Gallo, lime wedges and Lime Crema.
You can use store bought salsa and sour cream if you want to streamline the presentation.
If you use 100% corn tortillas it will be a gluten free meal.
If you are into tacos... check out these Argentinian Grilled Shrimp Tacos too!
Pulled Pork Tacos
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- 1 3lb pork butt roast (or shoulder roast)
- 1 cup Poblano and Lime BBQ (divided ½ + ½ cup) see notes for alternatives
- ¼ cup water
- 12 10" tortillas
Instructions
- Rinse roast and add to your slow cooker. Mix ½ cup BBQ and ¼ cup water and pour over roast. Cook on low 6-7 hours. Shred with a fork across the grain so you get long strings of pork. Stir shredded pork well with ½ cup of the slow cooker juices.
- Warm tortillas. Load each tortilla with pulled pork and serve with desired condiments.
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