Ginas Slow Cooker Pork Butt Or Shoulder Tacos Food

SLOW COOKER MEXICAN PULLED PORK TACOS

Steps:

• Brown the roast: Heat the olive oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. (If you are using a slow cooker with a removable container that can be used on the stove top, use that. Otherwise, use a separate pan.) Place the roast in the pan and brown on all sides.
• Serve warm: Serve with warm tortillas, avocados, shredded cabbage, sliced radishes, cilantro, and a splash of lime juice or salsa.

CARNITAS (MEXICAN SLOW COOKER PULLED PORK)

Steps:

• Rinse and dry the pork shoulder, rub all over with salt and pepper.
• Combine the Rub ingredients then rub all over the pork.
• Place the pork in a slow cooker (fat cap up), top with the onion, jalapeño, minced garlic (don't worry about spreading it) and squeeze over the juice of the oranges.
• Slow Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 7 hours. (Note 2 for other cook methods)
• Pork should be tender enough to shred. Remove from slow cooker and let cool slightly. Then shred using two forks.
• Optional: Skim off the fat from the juices remaining in the slow cooker and discard.
• If you have a lot more than 2 cups of juice, then reduce it down to about 2 cups. The liquid will be salty, it is the seasoning for the pork. Set liquid aside - don't bother straining onion etc, it's super soft.

SLOW-COOKED PORK TACOS

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients except tortillas and toppings. Cook, covered, on high until meat is tender, 4-5 hours. , Shred pork with two forks. Serve in tortillas; top as desired.

SLOW-COOKER PORK TACOS

Steps:

• Put the ancho and pasilla chiles and the garlic in a bowl; add 2 to 3 tablespoons water. Microwave on high until soft and pliable, 2 to 3 minutes. Stem and seed the chiles; peel the garlic. Transfer the chiles and garlic to a blender.
• Add the chipotles, onion, 2 tablespoons olive oil, honey, vinegar, 1 tablespoon salt and the oregano to the blender; puree until smooth. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over high heat; add the chile sauce and fry, stirring, until thick and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Pour in the broth and reduce until slightly thickened.
• Season the pork all over with salt and pepper and transfer to a large slow cooker. Add the bay leaves and cinnamon stick, then pour in the sauce. Cover and cook on high until the meat is tender, about 5 hours. (Or cook the meat in a large Dutch oven, covered, for 1 hour 45 minutes at 350 degrees; uncover and cook 30 more minutes.)
• Discard the bay leaves and cinnamon stick. Shred the pork with 2 forks; season with salt and pepper. Serve the shredded pork in the tortillas, along with toppings.

GUINESS SLOW-COOKER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large sautee pan melt butter. Season pork chops with seasoned salt & pepper and add to pan a few at a time to sear. Remove chops to slow cooker and add onions to melted butter in sautee pan. Sweat onions until tender and clear in color. While onions are cooking add quartered mushrooms to slow cooker pot with the pork chops. When onions are just tender add the whole pint of Guiness Stout and allow to simmer 5 minutes. Pour onions and beer into slow cooker, and then add the pint of water to the sautee pan, simmering for an additional 5 minutes. Add sautee liquid to slow cooker and remaining spices to taste. Cook on high for 3 to 6 hours on high, or low for 6-10 hours, depending on when you need it to be finished. Can be prepped the night ahead but add at least 45 minutes if going from fridge to slow cooker. I serve this with hot buttered egg noodles using the Guiness onion sauce like a gravy.

SLOW-ROASTED PORK FOR TACOS

Steps:

• Sliver 4 cloves of the garlic and use a thin-bladed knife to poke holes all over the pork; insert garlic slivers in holes.
• Combine the peppercorns, oregano, cumin, cinnamon and coriander in a small skillet and turn the heat to medium. Toast, shaking the pan occasionally, until the mixture is fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Combine the toasted spices, salt and remaining garlic in the container of a small food processor or blender. Turn on the machine and gradually add the orange and lemon juice until you have a smooth purée. Rub all over the pork; let the pork sit at room temperature for up to 2 hours or in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
• At least 2 hours before you plan to eat, turn the oven to 300 degrees or prepare a charcoal or gas grill to cook over low indirect heat. Put the pork in a roasting pan in the oven or directly on the grill rack; if you're grilling, cover the grill. Cook, checking occasionally and basting with the pan juices if you're roasting (add water to bottom of pan if mixture dries out), until pork is brown and very, very tender, at least 2 hours. Shred or slice pork and use hot or at room temperature (pork can be refrigerated for up to 2 days).