Pulled Pork Tacos

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Ready in 10 hours
by merrillkat

Ingredients

4-5 lbs pork shoulder roast

1 TB olive oil

1/4 cup orange juice (or juice from 1 large orange)

2 TB lime juice

1 tsp liquid smoke

2 bay leaves

1 onion chopped

1 jalapeno chopped

3 TB olive oil

2 TB tomato paste

1 TB soy sauce

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 TB ground cumin

2 tsp dried oregano

2 tsp salt

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp smoked paprika

1/2 tsp pepper


Directions

1. Heat 1 TB olive oil over high heat in large non stick skillet. Using tongs, sear pork on all sides until lightly browned. transfer pork to cutting bored until cool enough to handle. 2. Meanwhile, whisk together Wet Spice Rub ingredients in a medium bowl. When pork is cool enough, massage rub evenly all over then transfer to slow cooker. Add orange juice, lime juice, liquid smoke, and 2 bay leaves to slow cooker. Top pork with onions and jalapenos. Cook on LOW for 8-10 or HIGH for 5-6 hours. 3. Remove pork, shred, and add back to slow cooker. Toss with juices and let cook for another 20 minutes. MEanwhile, preheat the oven to 450. Line cookie sheet with foil. 4. After 20 minutes, remove pork and spread evenly on cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes then turn on BROIL for 5.

Review this recipe »

Related Recipes

Get the BigOven app!

Find any recipe, add your own, make grocery lists easily from recipes. Enter any 3 ingredients and BigOven will tell you what you can make. It's free! (4.5/5 stars)