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Slow Cooker Pork Tacos

November 11, 2014

Taco Tuesday! Taco Tuesday! Taco Tuesday!

Simple Pork Tacos

This is my first taco Tuesday post. I am so behind the curve, but hey, better late than never. I can’t promise that there will be tacos every Tuesday, but I will do my best to at least post taco recipes ON Tuesdays.

So we love tacos around here. I just don’t make them often and I can’t really tell you why other than I haven’t come up with a recipe that is good enough to share. Well, until now!ย  These pork tacos were different from any taco I’ve ever made. I typically do the ground beef or shredded chicken which are always typical and good but like I said, nothing to freak out over.

Until I decided to slow cook some pork.

Slow Cooked Pork Shoulder

Oh pork, you’re such a beautiful thing. Oh slow cooking, you’re so easy and stress free.

And spice rubs? You gotta make spice rubs. I mean check out that crusty goodness – that’s flavor people. Flaaaaa.vor.

Shredded Pork Recipe

It turned out sooooo perfect. Probably the best slow cooking meat I’ve ever made. Shredded like butta…

Pork Tacos

It doesn’t stop there though. Instead of adding sour cream, avocado and lemon juice separately to the tacos, I decided to mix them together until a smoooooooth sauce formed. OMG who knew that mixing them together would create so much more flavor than just adding them on top of a taco? I can’t explain it because you would think it wouldn’t matter. But it does. It really does!

It also makes your tacos look so fancaaay.

Simple Pork Taco Recipe

And colorful. And absolutely delicious.

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Pork Tacos
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
8 mins
Total time
18 mins
 
Stuckonsweet.com: Jessica from www.stuckonsweet.com
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
Pork
  • 3 - 3.5 pound pork shoulder (mine was 3.35 pounds)
  • 2½ teaspoons salt
  • ¾ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¾ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1½ teaspoons chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper (add more if you like spice!)
Sour Cream Avocado Sauce
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • ½ avocado
  • juice from half of a lime
  • pinch of salt
Other Ingredients
  • Salsa
  • Cilantro
  • Cotija cheese
  • Corn tortillas
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, mix all of the pork spices together. Rub the spice mixture all over the pork shoulder. Add olive oil to the bottom of your slow cooker and place the pork shoulder on top. Cook on low for 8 hours. Pork will fall apart and be easy to shred.
  2. To make the sauce, add all of the ingredients to a mini food processor and pulse until smooth.
  3. Assemble tacos as desired and drizzle the sour cream avocado sauce on top.
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26 Comments
Filed Under: Dinner, Meat, Poultry, Sandwiches/Wraps/Burgers Tagged With: crock pot, dinner, mexican, pork tacos, poultry, slow cooker, tacos, weeknight dinner


Comments

  1. vikaschowdare says

    November 9, 2018 at 12:04 pm

    These were soooo good!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 12, 2018 at 7:14 am

      glad you liked them!

      Reply
  2. Sherry Brunette says

    September 30, 2018 at 2:55 pm

    We have made these several times because they’ve become a favorite! They are so delicious, are super easy to make and turn out perfect every time! My 15 yr old just asks that we always invite her best friend over whenever we make them, because they’re her favorite too! Oh and the sour cream/avocado sauce is lovingly called “the special sauce” by both of them ๐Ÿ˜ thanks so much for this recipe!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      October 2, 2018 at 2:51 pm

      I love hearing this!!

      Reply
  3. Christine says

    June 19, 2017 at 9:57 am

    These have become my family’s favorite!

    Reply
  4. susan says

    May 20, 2017 at 4:03 am

    I am having a large party and wanted to make these again (I loved them the first time), but need a much larger piece of meat. Can I make these with an 8lb pork shoulder? If so, do I need to modify the time and should I double/triple the rub recipe? Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      June 4, 2017 at 7:34 am

      Hi Susan – Yes, I would at least double the rub and the cooking time may take a little longer. I have not made it with an 8 pound roast, but try 8 hours and check it…it could possibly take up to 10 hours.

      Reply
  5. Raeann says

    April 5, 2017 at 9:08 pm

    Made it and it was great.

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      April 7, 2017 at 2:02 pm

      Great!

      Reply
  6. Melissa says

    March 25, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    Can this be done on high temp? Time totally got away from me.

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      March 26, 2017 at 11:30 am

      yes cut cooking time in half!

      Reply
  7. Kristine says

    October 4, 2016 at 6:50 am

    I’m confused, where’s the slaw?

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      October 4, 2016 at 7:03 pm

      Hi Kristine – so sorry! This recipe does not have a slaw – the title is a typo. Instead it is served with an avocado sour cream sauce, salsa and cheese. You could make a simple slaw with cabbage, a little mayo and a dash or two of white wine vinegar with a squeeze of lemon or lime if you would like to add more crunch. Enjoy!

      Reply
  8. Becca from ItsYummi.com says

    November 13, 2014 at 2:52 am

    I’m not quite sure when I’ve ever seen pork looking so gorgeous, Jessica. *sigh* You’re amazing, and so are these pork tacos!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 13, 2014 at 8:02 am

      Thank you Becca!

      Reply
  9. Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files says

    November 11, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    These are some gorgeous tacos! And I agree…rubs for sure! I always try to pick out the pieces that have the most crusty goodness on them ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  10. Julia says

    November 11, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    Hello heaven on earth!!!!!! I cant stop looking at these!!! Do you have a a recipe like this one with shrimp?
    Remember to add it to you Besty List Jessica!
    http://www.thebesty.com/stuckonsweet

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 11, 2014 at 5:43 pm

      Thanks! I don’t Julia, but I think you could use the exact same rub on the shrimp and then cook them up in a pan. It would be super easy and FAST!

      Reply
  11. Karen @ The Food Charlatan says

    November 11, 2014 at 1:55 pm

    That pork looks sooooo good! Now I’m craving tacos!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 11, 2014 at 5:41 pm

      Thanks Karen!

      Reply
  12. Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says

    November 11, 2014 at 10:08 am

    These look fabulous Jessica! I’m coming to your house for dinner! Pinned!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 11, 2014 at 5:42 pm

      Come on over Kristi! ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  13. Nicole, RD says

    November 11, 2014 at 9:50 am

    There is nothing better than pork shoulder tacos…SOOOOO good! I want to take a bite out of the screen! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 11, 2014 at 5:42 pm

      Totally agree Nicole!

      Reply
  14. Beth Baumgartner (The First Year) says

    November 11, 2014 at 9:26 am

    My mouth is watering, what time is dinner?! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply

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  1. Jess Likes| Owl Always Love You says:
    July 24, 2016 at 10:58 am

    […] week! On Monday evening my family got together for dinner and I made all of us pork tacos with this recipe. I don’t want to toot my own horn too much, but Mr. Miles who can sometimes be a picky eater […]

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