Always a family favorite for dinner, these Slow Cooked Carnitas Tacos are so easy to make in your Crock-Pot!
My family loves these tacos. We put them together with low carb tortillas, avocado, green chile salsa, light sour cream, cilantro and red bell pepper. Mango salsa is also a great combination with the pork. Add some juicy slices of watermelon and you’ve got yourself a nice, summery Mexican meal.
If you’re looking for more great recipes for tacos, you might also enjoy Roasted Vegetable and Black Bean Tacos and Broiled Fish Tacos.
Slow Cooked Carnitas Tacos
Recipe Details
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless country style pork ribs or pork shoulder (Boston Butt), cut into 1½ inch pieces and trim some of the fat off and discard
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
- ½ large onion, cut into 4 pieces
- 1 large avocado, halved, pitted and sliced
- fresh cilantro
- 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced
- 8 medium tortillas (corn or flour)
- 1 cup green chile salsa
Instructions
- Toss pork in bowl of slow cooker with salt, pepper, and oregano to coat. Place onion pieces atop pork. Cover slow cooker and cook pork on low setting until meat is very tender and falling apart, about 6 hours (I've left it up to 10 hours, and it's been perfect either way).
- Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to cutting board. Discard onion pieces. Using fingers, shred pork; transfer carnitas to platter. Place avocado slices, cilantro sprigs, and sliced red bell peppers, if desired, alongside.
- Wrap corn or flour tortillas in damp kitchen towel; microwave until warm, about 1 minute. Serve carnitas with warm tortillas and green salsa.
Notes
- If you need to prepare this recipe as GLUTEN FREE, just be sure to use a GF corn tortilla instead of flour.
My family and I decided to try carnitas tacos for the first time and we were pleasantly surprised! I will definitely be making these tacos again
The meat doesn’t burn with no liquid in the crock pot?! I wanted to make this tomorrow and my husband doesn’t believe me when I tell him it doesn’t call for any sort of liquid in with the meat. Help?!
Recipe is just fine, as is!
Just and FYI – this is posted on doctoroz.com and you weren’t given credit.
Hi Judy- thank you so much, but this is a recipe that I shared from Bon Appetit so it is definitely not one of my originals!
Made this tonight – awesome! I served it with steamed and shredded green cabbage – yummy! Thanks for the recipe
Don’t you need to add liquid to the crock pot?
No liquid is needed.
DO YOU ADD ANY WATER OR SAUCE TO THE CROCKPOT? WILL THE MEAT BURN IF YOU DON’T? I’VE NEVER USED ONE BEFORE.
No, no water is needed… -Lori
I was so happy to see this recipe on line. I do not know where I placed the Bon Appetit magazine and I have been craving this dinner for weeks. It really is a great recipe and so easy to perfect!