Tangy Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos
Why head to a restaurant for tacos when you can make this delicious tangy slow cooker pork carnitas tacos recipe right at home? Thanks to this handy slow cooker recipe, you'll be able to make a large batch of pork carnitas—perfect for a crowd. This recipe can roast on high for four hours, but for best results, let it roast on low for eight. The meat will be falling off by the time you start breaking it apart! Serve it with tortillas, limes, queso fresco (or cotija!) cheese, and, of course, some pickled red onions.
Ingredients:
- 1 pork roast (around 4 pounds)
- 2 oranges, juiced
- 1 onion, quartered
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- Queso fresco
- Pickled onions
- Limes, cut in quarters
- Cilantro
- Tortillas
Instructions:
- Place the pork roast in the slow cooker. Rub the taco seasoning on all edges of the roast.
- Place in the quartered onion slices around the roast.
- Pour on the squeezed oranges, as well as the lime juice.
- Cook on low for 8 hours (best results), or high for 4 hours.
- Serve on warmed tortillas with flaked queso fresco, pickled onions, limes, and cilantro.