Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, carnitas tacos. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Whether you're throwing a fiesta-style party or amping up taco night, you can't go wrong with Pork Carnitas!. Succulent, mouth-watering, Tacos de Carnitas features full-flavored, bite-sized pieces of tender pork with gorgeous crispy edges, packed into a warm tortilla. Top your tacos with a squeeze of fresh lime juice and your favorite taco toppings for an authentic taste of Mexico at home!
Carnitas Tacos is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Carnitas Tacos is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have carnitas tacos using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Carnitas Tacos:
- Get 2 lb boneless pork shoulder roast
- Make ready 2 tsp salt
- Take 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
- Take 1 tbsp dried oregano
- Make ready 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- Get 1 tsp chili powder
- Prepare 4 clove garlic, smashed
- Make ready 2 medium oranges, cut in half
- Make ready 2 cup liquid (beer, water, or stock)
- Prepare 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- Prepare 1 packages tortillas
- Make ready salsa
The slow cooker Mexican pork is unbelievably tender and flavorful. Add a scoop of guacamole to a tortilla (or lettuce wrap!), top with a big pile of pulled pork, and dig into tacos de carnitas! Trim any thick fat from surface of pork. Put pork in a large pot.
Instructions to make Carnitas Tacos:
- Combine the salt, pepper, and oregano. Season the pork roast generously with the mixture.
- Juice the oranges then put the oranges and juice put in slow cooker with cinnamon, chili powder, and garlic and stir to combine.
- Place the pork in the slow cooker then add whatever liquid you are using.
- Set to cook on low for 8 hours. The meat is done when it is tender and falling apart.
- Let it cool enough to handle, then lift the meat from the juices and place in a large bowl. Shred the meat.
- (For best results) In a large saute pan, heat the vegetable oil over high heat. Press the meat into the oil and fry until crusty on one side.
- Serve on tortillas with salsa.
Seasoned with Mexican flavors like oregano, cumin, chili powder and lime juice, this Easy Mexican Carnitas Recipe makes tender, mouthwatering pulled pork with minimal prep work. Growing up in a Mexican household, I ate my fair share of traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes like Steak Fajitas, Chicken Tacos, Pork Chile Verde, Carne Asada and Chile Colorado. "Carnitas means 'little meats' and is traditionally fried then braised," says Erin Parker. "This recipe is made much easier using the slow cooker but the results are just as tasty. This makes a great filling for tamales, enchiladas, tacos and burritos. This filling is also great combined with your favorite barbecue sauce and served on buns." What to serve with Pork Carnitas. I use Pork Carnitas to make Enchiladas, Burritos, Quesadillas, Sliders, Mexican pizzas.
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