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Elevate your taco night with these flavorful, tender pork carnitas tacos! This recipe brings together juicy, slow-cooked pork, perfectly spiced with a homemade rub, and finished with a crisp, golden exterior. Serve in warm tortillas with all your favorite toppings, and get ready to enjoy a taco experience like no other!
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Pork Carnitas Recipe
Ingredients:
4 lb pork butt or shoulder
1 small yellow onion, finely diced
6 clove garlic, minced
1 ¼ cup orange juice
1 - 2 Tbsp olive oil

Rub:
1 tsp. Oregano
2 tsp. Ground cumin
½ tsp. Or more Ancho chili powder
1 Tbsp. chile powder
2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Garlic powder
1 Tbsp. olive oil

Other Delicious Food Items To Serve With The Carnitas:
Corn or flour tortillas
Shredded cabbage
Oil and vinegar dressing
Grated cheese (cheddar is a favorite)
Sour cream
Avocado slices

Directions:
Trim the fat from the pork and cut the meat into 2 inch chunks. Combine the rub ingredients into a bowl and stir to combine. Place the pork into a crockpot and drizzle with the olive oil. Use your hands to rub the oil all over the meat.

Then sprinkle half of the spices over the pork and toss to coat. Then add the last half of the spices and toss again to evenly coat the meat. Add the onion and garlic and stir. Then pour the orange juice down the sides of the crock pot avoiding the meat as much as possible. The idea here is to not wash off spices. Cover and cook this on high for 6 hours.

When the pork is done, remove it to a cutting board and shred it with a couple of forks and place it into a dish.

This next step is my secret tip to get that crispy exterior on the meat, so don’t skip it.

Place the remaining sauce from the crock pot into a medium saucepan. If there is a lot of grease in the pan you can skim some of it off. Bring this to a simmer (about 5 - 10 minutes) and let it reduce down a bit to concentrate the flavors.

Place a large cast iron pan over medium high heat. Add 1 Tbsp. of olive oil and let it heat up.

Once hot, add about half of the pork, spreading it out as evenly as possible. Add about ¾ of a cup of the reduced sauce to the meat and let it sizzle. Do not stir the meat but just let it sit for about 2 to 3 minutes. The sauce will evaporate some and cook into the meat adding flavor.

When you turn it over, you should notice a nice golden crispy brown exterior to the meat. Continue turning over the meat in sections. Add another ¾ - 1 cup of sauce and let it sizzle for a few more minutes.

When the second side is browned up, place this in a dish to keep warm while you cook a second batch in the same way.

Serving Ideas:
Heat some corn tortillas in a dry cast iron pan over medium heat. Turn the tortillas over every 30 seconds or so until warm.

Toss the shredded cabbage with a few spoonfuls of dressing and place a serving on top of the meat. Add a few slices of avocado and then a drizzle of sour cream over all. Feel free to customize the tacos any way you like! Enjoy!

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