Recipe: Delicious Carnitas tacos

Recipe: Delicious Carnitas tacos Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Carnitas tacos. 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!
Cook about an hour, being careful not to crisp the meat.
Carnitas Tacos (pulled pork tacos) are THE BEST ever!
The slow cooker Mexican pork is unbelievably tender and flavorful.
You can cook Carnitas tacos using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Carnitas tacos
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You need of Pork loin.
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It’s of Olive oil.
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You need 4-5 of garlic cloves, minced.
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It’s 1 Tbsp of orange juice OR apple cider vinegar.
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You need of Juice of one one lime.
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You need of Small can green chiles.
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You need of cumin.
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It’s of paprika.
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Prepare of Salt.
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You need of Oregano.
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Prepare of Chili powder.
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You need of toppings.
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You need of Cilantro.
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You need of Avocado.
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Prepare of Salsa.
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It’s of Pico.
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Prepare of Chopped red onion.
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It’s slices of Lime.
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It’s of Cojita cheese.
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It’s of & taco sized tortillas.
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!
Tie the thyme sprigs together with kitchen twine; combine the pork, garlic, bay leaves and thyme bundle in a large Dutch oven.
Trim any thick fat from surface of pork.
Put pork in a large pot.
Carnitas tacos step by step
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For the carnitas, heat olive oil in large pan over medium high. Season pork with salt, cumin, oregano and chili powder and sear all sides in pan..
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Place seared pork in slow cooker top with minced garlic and drizzle with more olive oil. Cook 6-8 hours..
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Once tender and falling apart shred with a fork and mix in the rest of the ingredients including paprika cumin and extra salt and chili powder as needed..
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At this point if you want to add some crisp to the carnitas you can stick on a baking sheet and broil for a few minutes..
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Assemble your tacos with desired toppings and enjoy!.
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.
Pork carnitas, a Mexican-style slow cooked pulled pork, are probably my absolute favorite street food.
And they're so simple to make at home!
This recipe can be done in a slow cooker or Instapot along with a taco bar for easy entertaining.