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Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos

January 9, 2017 by Food For Net
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Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos Recipe

Pulled Pork Tacos

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These Mexican-inspired pulled pork tacos are really delicious. Smoky, spicy, sweet, tangy, and of course, perfectly moist and fall-apart tender.

User Rating: 4.56 ( 2 votes)

Pulled Pork Tacos

The flavors of the pork rely on the dry-rub used for this recipe. Definitely worth trying and would work well with other meats as well. Great for the smoker or the bbq too!
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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours hours
Total Time: 16 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 10 people

Ingredients

  • 1.5 Kilogams Pork Shoulder
  • 2 Cups Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Chili Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Paprika
  • 1 Tablespoons Black Pepper Powder
  • 1 Tablespoons Cumin Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Ginger Powder
  • 3 Cups Cola
  • Taco Shells
  • Onions thinly sliced
  • Tomatoes thinly sliced
  • Jalapeno Peppers thinly sliced
  • BBQ Sauce

Instructions

  • Combine sugar, salt, and all dry spices in a bowl.
  • Rub spice mixture all over pork and allow to marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
  • Add a layer of sliced onions to the bottom of the pot.
  • Add in cola to about 2/3 the height of the pork.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours.
  • Shred the pork.
  • Assemble the tacos.
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This for me is the best way to enjoy pulled pork. Those crunchy taco shells just add the perfect texture contrast to the extremely tender and succulent pork. Adding a Mexican-inspired flavor to the braising pork shoulder I think would go well with how I intend to serve this.

Okay, the flavor base. We're making a spiced dry rub to flavor our pork. A basic bbq dry rub should go by an 8:1:1:1 ratio. That is 8 parts sugar : 1 part salt : 1 part chili : 1 part spice mixture. In this case I used 2 cups brown sugar, 1/4 cup salt, 1/4 cup spices, and supposedly 1/4 chili powder but I've toned down mine to 2 tablespoons since some kids will be eating with us too.

The spice part is where you can add your personal touch. I've used cumin powder, paprika powder, garlic powder, black pepper powder, and ginger powder in mine to somewhat give the dish a Mexican flavor. Go with your own concoction and don't be limited by what's become too popular. Be inspired by flavors from around the world. Add curry powder, cinnamon, Chinese five-spice, Sichuan peppers, ground cardamom. . . there are really a lot of possible combinations. Try something different every time until you come up with a combination that'll become popular among your friends.

Next, have some fun with the pork. Rub it like crazy all over the meat making sure every inch of surface-area gets covered. Leave it there to marinate at least overnight. This dry-rub will eventually turn into a wet marinade as all those sugars melt away with the pork's natural moisture. This combination of salt and sugar will also act as a short-term preservative meaning you can do this in large batches which should easily hold for a week in the fridge.

I've added a bed of sliced onions at the bottom of the crockpot to keep from the pork from sticking to the bottom as all those sugars start caramelizing. This week I'm using my 6.5 quart Crock-Pot brand slow cooker. Also, the natural sweetness of onions will add another layer of flavor to our generously spiced meat.

Add the pork on top together with the juices in the marinade. Add enough braising liquid to come to about two-thirds the height of your meat. Don't go strictly by the 3 cups of cola called for in this recipe as this volume may vary depending on the size of your cooking vessel and the size of pork you'll be using. You may need more or even less.

Also, feel free to go with any other braising liquid. Beer, stock, wine, fruit juice, anything that interests you will actually work for this. Just keep in mind of the flavor you'll be adding in to the broth if you intend to later come up with a sauce or glaze from this liquid.

After 8 hours on a low setting, this pork shoulder should come out pull-apart tender.

You may already have a favorite brand for your bbq sauce but you could definitely make some out of the braising liquid that's left in the pot. I transfer mine to a pan, run an immersion blender to puree all those onions, and reduce it to the consistency I like.

Assemble your tacos. Get any vegetable, cheese, or condiment in. As far as I know, there aren't any strict rules set for building good tacos.

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Pulled Pork Tacos

The flavors of the pork rely on the dry-rub used for this recipe. Definitely worth trying and would work well with other meats as well. Great for the smoker or the bbq too!
Pin Recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours hours
Total Time: 16 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 10 people

Ingredients

  • 1.5 Kilogams Pork Shoulder
  • 2 Cups Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Chili Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Paprika
  • 1 Tablespoons Black Pepper Powder
  • 1 Tablespoons Cumin Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Ginger Powder
  • 3 Cups Cola
  • Taco Shells
  • Onions thinly sliced
  • Tomatoes thinly sliced
  • Jalapeno Peppers thinly sliced
  • BBQ Sauce

Instructions

  • Combine sugar, salt, and all dry spices in a bowl.
  • Rub spice mixture all over pork and allow to marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
  • Add a layer of sliced onions to the bottom of the pot.
  • Add in cola to about 2/3 the height of the pork.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours.
  • Shred the pork.
  • Assemble the tacos.
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