Pork Carnitas Tacos
by Marissa 13 Comments
If there is one go-to meal in our house, it’s tacos. Most often, we make them very simply: flour or corn tortillas, ground beef seasoned with salt and pepper, cheese, sour cream and hot sauce.
What? No tomatoes? No lettuce? No onion?
I know. We’re weirdos.
But then there are these tacos. They’re new to our house because I’ve only just discovered how to make spectacular pork carnitas.
We were happy to eat the carnitas on its own – which we did – but to make tacos I wanted toppings that would add some crunch, some creaminess, some zing. This combination was just right: jack cheese, avocado slices, thin ribbons of cabbage, cilantro and a squeeze of lime.
I’ve written this recipe to serve 2, but these would also be a festive way to serve a group of friends or family. With a full recipe of carnitas kept warm in a slow-cooker, stacks of warm tortillas and a slew of toppings, you’ll have a lot of happy people.
- 4 corn tortillas
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons leftover cooking liquid from carnitas or stock
- 1⅓ cups slow cooker carnitas
- shredded jack cheese
- avocado slices
- thinly shredded green cabbage
- cilantro leaves
- Warm tortillas (see headnote).
- Meanwhile, if carnitas has been refrigerated, warm it up by heating a skillet over medium heat. Add cold carnitas, olive oil and cooking liquid or stock; cook and stir until heated through.
- To assemble tacos, add ⅓ cup carnitas to a warm tortilla and layer on desired toppings. Repeat with remaining tortillas and serve.
Comments
If loving simple tacos makes one a wierdo – then I am signing up to join the club – this looks fantastic!!
haha! Thanks, Shashi!
Mexican food is one of my favorite things – I love these Carnitas Marissa! Pinned!
Me too, Kristi! It seems to always sound good…
I seriously cannot wait to make the carnitas. I wish I’d remembered to pick up some pork at the store today! These tacos look amazing!
Thanks, Amanda! xx
I love these taco carnitas! I love this and you’ve made it so easy for us to look like heroes.
Thanks, Maureen! What a sweet thing to say…
We eat a lot of tacos in the warm weather which should be starting any day now! 😉
Funny how we’re always entering opposite seasons with you in Australia and me in the US.
I always throw all of our leftovers into tacos at the end of the week. It’s so easy and the.boy always loves it, even if he didn’t love the original meal. I’m sure your carnitas make for AWESOME tacos!
Being originally from Texas, I’ve eaten my share of tacos and I know I would enjoy yours.
Thanks, Karen!