Pork Tacos – Slow Cooker

The best Pork Tacos.

Pork tacos are probably my favorite kind of taco. They are flavorful, juicy, and satisfying. Dive into this recipe and play the role of your very own taco maestro. Trust me, they are that good. I topped these beautiful pork tacos with homemade pico de gallo and Salsa Verde. Salsa Verde is a traditional accompaniment to pork tacos because they pair perfectly together.

I like to make these tacos for parties and large gatherings because you can just put them all in the crockpot and worry about other things. It does take 10 hours to cook. But that is low maintenance because you basically just have to remember to put it in on time, and then you’re done. For a lower-carb option, you can sub out the tortillas for jicama wraps or lettuce wraps, which provide a delightful crunch.

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About the pork.

When you go to buy your pork shoulder, there are a few things to note.
1. You want to make sure you buy enough. Pork shrinks a lot. The 4-5lb I used for this recipe was to feed 6 people. So, four servings for dinner and two servings for leftovers in my case. So, if you are feeding a bunch of people, you need to account for that.
2. You are going to want to buy boneless and skinless.
3. Make sure you buy quality meat. You are what you eat, but you are what you eat, eat. I bought my pork from Whole Foods. I find their pork to be of good quality, and when it comes to pork, it is the cheapest meat at Whole Foods, so you are not spending too much extra.

The recipe.

1. First, you are going to mix together all your dry rub seasonings and set them aside.
2. Unwrap your pork shoulder and pat it dry with a paper towel. Take your dry rub and graciously cover and rub your pork in it. Place straight into your slow cooker.
   *(You have an option here to also sear the pork on all sides in a pan with butter, olive oil or ghee). I started doing this, and it really elevated the recipe.

3. Now it is time to chop your onion and jalapeno. You want the jalapeno chopped fine and the onion chopped small, but not too small.
4. Add them to your crockpot, right on top of the pork.
5. Then you can add the minced garlic and the juice of the orange.

6. Give it a decent little mix and then close the lid of your slow cooker.
7. Set the crockpot to low for 10 hours. Now, you can go about your day till it is ready to shred in the evening.

8. Once it is time, you can start shredding your pork shoulder and tossing any excess fatty pieces.
9. Then you are done, and your tacos are ready to be made!

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I totally blanked on taking a picture of the meat finished in the crockpot, so when I make this again, I will be adding those photos!

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Slow-Cooked Pork Tacos

Brittany Piscatella

Pork tacos are probably my favorite kind of taco. They are flavorful, juicy, and satisfying. Dive into this recipe and play the role of your very own taco maestro. Trust me, they are that good. I topped these beautiful pork tacos with homemade pico de gallo and Salsa Verde. Salsa Verde is traditional with pork tacos, and there's a reason, they marry perfectly together.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 hours hrs

Total Time 10 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Dinner, Main Course, mexican food

Cuisine Mexican, tacos

Servings 6 poeple

Equipment

• Crockpot

Ingredients

  

For the recipe:

• 4-5 pounds of pork shoulder
• 5 garlic cloves minced
• 1 lg white or yellow onion chopped
• 1 jalapeno chopped
• 1 Juice of a whole orange

Dry Rub:

• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 2 tbsp oregano
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp salt + pepper
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 2 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions

 

• First, you are going to mix together all your dry rub seasonings and set them aside.
• Unwrap your pork shoulder and pat it dry with a paper towel. Take your dry rub and graciously cover and rub your pork in it. Place straight into your slow cooker.
• *(You have an option here to also sear the pork on all sides in a pan with butter, olive oil or ghee). I started doing this, and it really elevated the recipe.
• Now it is time to chop your onion and jalapeno. You want the jalapeno chopped fine and the onion chopped small, but not too small.
• Add them to your crockpot, right on top of the pork.
• Then you can add the minced garlic and the juice of the orange.
• Give it a decent little mix and then close the lid of your slow cooker.
• Set the crockpot to low for 10 hours. Now, you can go about your day till it is ready to shred in the evening.
• Once it is time, you can start shredding your pork shoulder and tossing any excess fatty pieces.
• Then you are done, and your tacos are ready to be made!

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