Slow Cooked Carnitas Tacos

5 from 1 vote

Slow Cooked Carnitas Tacos

This is a super easy recipe. Throw the pork and spices in the crockpot and leave for the day. It shreds easily and then you put it into tortillas for dinner!

Prep Time25

Cook Time6

Total Time6 25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: carnitas, slow cooker, tacos

Servings: servings

Author: RecipeGirl.com (via Bon Appetit)

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless country style pork ribs or pork shoulder (Boston Butt), cut into 1½ inch pieces and trim some of the fat off and discard
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
½ large onion, cut into 4 pieces
1 large avocado, halved, pitted and sliced
fresh cilantro
1 medium red bell pepper, sliced
8 medium tortillas (corn or flour)
1 cup green chile salsa

Instructions

Toss the pork in the bowl of a slow cooker with salt, pepper, and oregano to coat. Place the onion pieces on top of the pork. Cover the slow cooker and cook the pork on a low setting until the meat is very tender and falling apart, about 6 hours (I've left it up to 10 hours, and it's been perfect either way).
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pork to a cutting board. Discard the onion pieces. Using clean fingers (or two forks), shred the pork; transfer the carnitas to a platter. Place avocado slices, cilantro sprigs, and sliced red bell peppers, if desired, alongside.
Wrap corn or flour tortillas in a damp kitchen towel; microwave until warm, about 1 minute. Serve the carnitas with warm tortillas and green salsa.

Notes

If you need to prepare this recipe as GLUTEN FREE, just be sure to use a GF corn tortilla instead of flour.

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