How to Best Yummy Mexican Pulled Pork

Nellie Campbell
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Mexican Pulled Pork. Every tortilla dreams of being stuffed with Carnitas. The best of the best of Mexican food, seasoned pork is slow cooked until tender before gently teasing apart with forks and pan frying to golden, crispy perfection. The perfect burst of Mexican flavors paired with slow-cooked pulled pork makes an ideal base for tacos that everyone will love.

Add lard if there is not enough fat, so pork cooks to a golden brown.

This is an amazing shredded pork recipe.

It is easy to prepare and simmers in a slow cooker all day, ready to enjoy when you arrive home.

You can have Mexican Pulled Pork using 29 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mexican Pulled Pork

  1. It’s 1 each of Pork Shoulder Blade Roast (Boston Butt) approx. 6-7 Pounds.

  2. You need 1 each of Green Bell Pepper, Sliced.

  3. You need 1 each of Red Bell Pepper, Sliced.

  4. Prepare 2 each of Onions, Sliced.

  5. You need of Dry Rub.

  6. Prepare 1 tbsp of Dried Oregano.

  7. Prepare 1 tsp of Lawry's Season Salt.

  8. It’s 1 tsp of Granulated Garlic.

  9. It’s 1 tsp of Granulated Onion.

  10. Prepare 1 tsp of Cumin.

  11. You need 1 tsp of Corriander.

  12. You need 1/2 tsp of Black Pepper.

  13. It’s 1/2 tsp of Cayenne Pepper.

  14. Prepare of Mole Sauce.

  15. You need 1/4 cup of Raisins.

  16. Prepare 6 each of New Mexico Chile Peppers, Seeded.

  17. You need 1/4 cup of Almonds, Roasted.

  18. You need 1 tbsp of Granulated Garlic.

  19. You need 1/2 tsp of Cumin.

  20. You need 1/4 tsp of Cinnamon.

  21. You need 1/4 tsp of Allspice.

  22. You need 1/4 tsp of Corriander.

  23. It’s 1/4 tsp of Black Pepper.

  24. It’s 1 tbsp of Tomato Paste.

  25. Prepare 1 tsp of Sesame Oil.

  26. Prepare 1 quart of Pork Stock (may substitute Chicken Stock).

  27. Prepare 1/2 oz of Unsweetened Chocolate.

  28. Prepare 1 each of Slice of Bread, Toasted Dark.

  29. You need 2 tbsp of Brown Sugar (how come you taste so good?).

I serve it over rice (laced with lime juice and fresh cilantro), Cheddar cheese, salsa, guacamole, and a dollop of sour cream.

A Tip for the Best Pulled Pork Tacos.

Browning the roast first will help pull out wonderful flavor from the meat as well as intensifying the spice from the chiles and cumin.

If you have the kind of slow cooker that allows you to do that in the cooker pan itself, great!

Mexican Pulled Pork instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients for dry rub thouroughly..

  2. Apply dry rub to outside of pork butt, liberally..

  3. Lay out fire for for indirect cooking..

  4. Place pork but over drip pan, add wood chips for smoking..

  5. Cook at 250°-300°F, replinishing wood chips as needed for 2-3 hours..

  6. While pork is smoking, start mole sauce..

  7. Place chile peppers, and raisins in wide bottomed sauce pan, over medium heat. Cook for 5-7 minutes until they become aromatic..

  8. Add spices, tomato paste, almonds, and sesame oil to pan. Cook an additional 1 minute.

  9. Add stock to pan, increase heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil..

  10. When sauce comes to a boil, add chocolate, an crumbled, toasted bread then reduce heat to a simmer..

  11. Simmer sauce for one hour, then using either an immersion blender or stand blender, puree the sauce until smooth..

  12. Return sauce to a simmer for another hour, then add brown sugar, and season with salt if neccesary..

  13. After pork butt has been thouroughly smoked, lightly sautee the peppers and onions..

  14. Place peppers, onions, mole sauce, and pork but in baking dish, and tent with aluminum foil..

  15. Return pan to indirect heat until the pork easily shreds and pulls away from the bone..

  16. Mix the shredded pork with the sauce, peppers, and onions..

  17. Serve on warm tortilla shells with your choice of condiments..

  18. Some suggestions: Salsa Fresca (a quick recipe is available on my profile), Shredded Cheese, Fresh Cilantro Leaves, Sour Cream, and Sliced Avocado..

Braised and broiled to crispy and tender perfection, this Mexican Pulled Pork will quickly become a family favorite dinner.

These pork carnitas are a hands-down winner.

The closest recipe to authentic Mexican Carnitas (NO LARD), with a perfect crisp finish!

Tender and juicy on the inside while deliciously crisp and golden on the edges!

Includes TWO options to get that perfect crispy finish!