Easy Pork Carnitas Tacos
Carnitas are easier to make at home than you think.
Makes: 8 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
Recipe Created By: Mary Carter
Featured In: Tennessee Home & Farm
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
Recipe Created By: Mary Carter
Featured In: Tennessee Home & Farm
Ingredients
- 2-3 pounds country-style pork ribs
- 1⁄2 cup barbecue sauce or salsa
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Fixings:
- Warm flour tortillas
- Creamy Cilantro Slaw
- cherry tomatoes, halved
- Red onion, sliced
Instructions
- Heat oven to 300 degrees. In a small bowl, combine sauce or salsa, cumin, chili powder, and onion powder to create a rub. Pour over pork, turning several times until well coated.
- Place in a roasting pan with a fitted lid, or cover with heavy-duty foil and seal well.
- Roast for about 3 hours, until fork tender.
- When slightly cooled, remove visible fat and shred. Mash together in the roasting pan to incorporate the juices and seasonings. Serve warm as carnitas (pork tacos) in warm flour tortillas topped with Creamy Cilantro Slaw, tomatoes and onion slices.
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