Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Total: 6 hr 45 min
  • Active: 40 min
We love a slow cooker recipe in the Biegel household, and my husband especially loves one that involves pulled pork. He is a big fan of al pastor, so I took inspiration from there and added pineapple. I also took inspiration from carnitas recipes made with cola, so it is a bit of a combination. The flavors marry really nicely together and the house smells wonderful with this pork simmering away all day.
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Ingredients

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon oregano

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

One 4- to 5-pound boneless pork butt or shoulder

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 cups chopped pineapple

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 cloves garlic

1 jalapeño, chopped

Juice of 1 lime

Juice of 1 orange

1 white onion, chopped

2 bay leaves

1 cup cola

To Serve:

Corn tortillas, warmed

1/2 cup diced white onion

1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves

1 cup store-bought salsa verde

Directions

Special equipment:
a slow cooker
  1. Mix together the coriander, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Sprinkle all sides of the pork butt with the mixture.
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the pork butt on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes.
  3. In a food processor, combine the pineapple, brown sugar, garlic, jalapeño, lime juice, orange juice, onion, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper.
  4. Place the pork butt in a slow cooker and add the pineapple mixture, bay leaves and cola. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
  5. Remove and shred the pork. Serve on tortillas with chopped white onion, fresh cilantro leaves and salsa verde.

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Anonymous

With the mixed reviews I decided to go ahead a try it and see for myself. I’m just going to review the meat part because I used toppings we like for tacos and flour tortillas. I used a 3 1/2 lbs pork butt and followed the recipe as is. The meat itself was just ok. Not a lot of flavor and I shred it a little and let it sit in the sauce for a while before serving. Honestly not worth buying all those ingredients and all the preparation. With toppings it was good enough but using a pork butt with 2 packets of taco seasoning has more flavor, cheaper and way easier.

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