Crockpot Carnitas Tacos with Lime Pickled Onions
Carnitas tacos are the perfect weeknight dinner or game day meal! The melt in your mouth pork paired with lime-bursting pickled onions is an unbelievable flavor combination. The meal comes together very easily and with little mess!
Servings: 5
Equipment
- crockpot
Ingredients
- 3 lbs pork shoulder
- oregano to taste
- paprika to taste
- cayenne pepper to taste
- cumin to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2-3 hot peppers seeded and stemmed
- 4 roma tomatoes
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 small onion white or Spanish
- 12 oz Modelo
- 1 lime
- 1 tbsp honey
- tortillas for serving
Toppings
- lime pickled onions
- salsa
- guacamole
Instructions
- Cut the onion in half, then into quarters.
- Turn on the crockpot and add onion, peppers, garlic, and tomatoes.
- Pat the pork dry and season well with oregano, paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt and pepper.
- Place the pork in the crockpot then add the beer and juice of a lime. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8. Make sure the pork is tender enough to shred.
- Once the pork is done, shred it and place it on a cookie sheet. Drizzle the honey and a quarter cup of cooking liquid.
- Turn the broiler on high and caramelize the pork for 2-5 minutes. Make sure you keep your eye on it!
- Next, heat up your tortillas on a pan. Once well toasted assemble the tacos. Mix any salsa you're using in with the pork and put your favorite toppings on!For the lime pickled onions, please see my reel on Instagram for the quick and easy recipe..