How to Prepare Carnitas Tacos in 31 Minutes for Mom

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, carnitas tacos. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Carnitas tacos are made with crispy and juicy carnitas, red onion, cilantro and toppings! An easy slow cooker or Crock Pot recipe perfect for Taco Tuesday! Remove bay leaves and cinnamon stick.

Carnitas Tacos is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Carnitas Tacos is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have carnitas tacos using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Carnitas Tacos:

1. Take 2 lb boneless pork shoulder roast
2. Take 2 tsp salt
3. Get 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
4. Make ready 1 tbsp dried oregano
5. Prepare 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
6. Get 1 tsp chili powder
7. Take 4 clove garlic, smashed
8. Make ready 2 medium oranges, cut in half
9. Get 2 cup liquid (beer, water, or stock)
10. Get 3 tbsp vegetable oil
11. Prepare 1 packages tortillas
12. Make ready salsa

The process takes three to four hours, and the result is very tender and juicy meat. Melt in your mouth carnitas tacos are topped with pickled onions and homemade guacamole for a perfectly delicious and simply meal! And today it's all about these Carnitas Tacos topped with guac! Carnitas Tacos (Michoacán-Style Braised Pork Tacos).

Instructions

Steps to make Carnitas Tacos:

1. Combine the salt, pepper, and oregano. Season the pork roast generously with the mixture.
2. Juice the oranges then put the oranges and juice put in slow cooker with cinnamon, chili powder, and garlic and stir to combine.
3. Place the pork in the slow cooker then add whatever liquid you are using.
4. Set to cook on low for 8 hours. The meat is done when it is tender and falling apart.
5. Let it cool enough to handle, then lift the meat from the juices and place in a large bowl. Shred the meat.
6. (For best results) In a large saute pan, heat the vegetable oil over high heat. Press the meat into the oil and fry until crusty on one side.
7. Serve on tortillas with salsa.

Carnitas, a Mexican-style pulled pork, gets tangy punch from the addition of spicy pickled jalapeño brine to the cooking liquid. Three different ways to make Carnitas Tacos. Rich, crispy pork carnitas make the best pork tacos, whether piled with cilantro and onions, topped with cheese and sour cream, or served with eggs and. These pork carnitas tacos are the absolute BEST tacos! It's also easy to make a whole lot of them which make them a great choice for a Mexican taco party!

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