by Kristl on January 22, 2012
It’s 2 weeks until the Super Bowl, and the Budget Diet is kicking off a week of Super Bowl Party Recipes (aka – Man Food!).
This year…don’t spend a fortune on party trays, and think beyond chips and dip! Think of The Budget Diet’s frugalicius and fast man food like Crock Pot Pork Carnitas Tacos.
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Author: Kristl Story, TheBudgetDiet.com
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Serves: 8
This recipe fits my definition of a crock pot recipe…just throw in a few ingredients and forget about it! Leave the meat in the crock pot, and let everyone make their own taco at your Super Bowl party. My Southwest Salad is the perfect side dish for Pork Carnitas Tacos.
Ingredients
- 1, 15 oz. can enchilada sauce, divided
- ½ cup frozen chopped green bell pepper
- ½ cup frozen chopped onion
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 lb. pork shoulder
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- flour tortillas or white corn tortillas
Instructions
- Pour half of the enchilada sauce in the crock pot.
- Mix in the green bell pepper, onion and cilantro.
- Lay the pork should on top of the sauce mixture.
- Sprinkle the pork with the taco seasoning.
- Cook on low 6 – 8 hours or until the meat shreds easily with the back of a spoon.
- Drain.
- Shred meat using the back of a spoon.
- Add the remaining enchilada sauce and set crock pot to “warm” until ready to serve.
- Heat tortillas and fill with pork carnitas.
Serve with Southwest Salad – Southwest Salad Recipe
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Hi, love this recipe…quick question for ya: You have a 6 to 8 hour cook time on low. Do you think that recipe would work equally well on high for 3 to 4 hours?
Thanks!
Hmmm…I’m thinking low & slow probably produces a more tender meat. As with any crock pot recipe, all crock pots are different, so make sure to note the actual cooking time for yours.
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Sounds easy and tasty. To get the grilled/charred aspect of carnitas, I suppose you could brown the meat first (that takes away some of the “ease-of-crock-potting,” but might be worth it, although the crispiness would probably be lost during the long simmering. Hmmm… have to try it both ways!
This is one of those “effortless” recipes, but I’d be interested for you to let me know how your experiment turns out!