Description
Pulled pork tacos is a combination of two dishes, the pulled pork and the carnitas. Carnitas is traditionally cooked by braising pork in in oil or lard.
Ingredients
Pulled Pork
- 800 g pork shoulder, cubed (get the fatty one)
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cup orange juice
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- oil
Tacos
- 3 large mangoes, cubed
- 1/2 head lettuce, sliced
- chopped cilantro
- mayonnaise
- corn tortillas
Instructions
- In a pot heat oil and sauté garlic and onions.
- Add pork and brown on all sides.
- Remove everything from the pot and transfer it in a slow cooker, pour chicken stock, soy sauce and orange juice then cook for 6 hours.
- Remove from slow cooker and place on a pot, then cook until liquid is in a very thick consistency or nearly dried, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Use fork to loosen meat into threads.
- Prepare your corn tortillas by heating them on a skillet over medium heat.
- Spread some mayonnaise on the tortilla, place chopped lettuce, pulled pork, chopped mangoes and cilantro on top.
All I need with this delicious taco is an iced-cold beer. Cheers! 🙂
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Yes, pulled pork does take a while but it looks after itself and is so delicious and so worth it.
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Fantastic! Have a great weekend!
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One of favorite ways to make tacos. These look wonderful.
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Love your take on these pulled pork taco’s Raymund. the addition of the mango makes them a celebration, along with the tropical side of the border!
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Simple and delicious! I’m with Ray – I’ll join you two for some of these tacos and a cold beer!
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My slow cooker is my favourite appliance ! I love these !
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I love pulled pork in general – but especially in tacos!
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We eat tacos once a week between video shooting (short break) on weekends. Yours look so good, and homemade (jealous!).
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