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 traditional with pork tacos and there’s a reason, they marry perfectly together.

I like to make these tacos for party’s and large gatherings because you can just put it all in the crockpot and worry about other things. It does take 8 hours to cook. But that is low maintenance because you basically just have to remember to put it in in 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 such a delightful crunch.

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, 4 servings for dinner and 2 servings for left overs 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 eats, eat. I bought my pork from whole foods, I find their pork to be of good quality and when it come to pork it is the cheapest meat at wholefoods so you are not spending too much extra.

The recipe.

First you are going mix together all your dry rub seasonings and set aside. Unwrap your pork shoulder and pat dry with a paper towel. Take your dry rub and graciously cover and rub your pork in it. Place straight into your slow cooker.

Now it is time to chop you onion and jalapeno. You want the jalapeno chopped fine and the onion chopped small but not too small. Now you are going to add them to your crockpot, right on top of the pork as well as your minced garlic.

You will squeeze your two limes on and then stir it around to the best of your ability. It is time to close the lid and set your slow cooker to low for 8 hour. Now, you can go about your day till it is ready to shred in the evening.

Once it is time, you can start your shred your pork shoulder and toss any aggressively, excess fat. Then you are done and your tacos are ready to be made. I have a Salsa Verde recipe coming soon that I made with this pork shoulder that was so good. Ill keep you posted on that.

I hope you try this and enjoy it. If you did try it please let me know what you thought of it in the comments. Thanks for reading and thanks for coming to the table. Full recipe below.