{"id":30,"date":"2024-02-25T23:51:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T23:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/carnitas-tacos-recipe\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T01:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T01:49:33","slug":"carnitas-tacos-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/carnitas-tacos-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnitas Tacos Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Carnitas Tacos Recipe<\/h2>\n
\n Ingredients:<\/p>\n
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  • 4 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2-inch chunks<\/li>\n
  • 1 tablespoon salt<\/li>\n
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin<\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper<\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 teaspoon chili powder<\/li>\n
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n
  • 1 onion, coarsely chopped<\/li>\n
  • 2 bay leaves<\/li>\n
  • 1 orange, cut into wedges<\/li>\n
  • Corn tortillas, for serving<\/li>\n
  • Diced onions, for garnish<\/li>\n
  • Fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish<\/li>\n
  • Lime wedges, for serving<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n
    \n Instructions:<\/p>\n
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    1. In a large bowl, mix together salt, ground cumin, black pepper, smoked paprika, and chili powder. Add the pork chunks to the bowl and toss to coat evenly with the spice mix.<\/li>\n
    2. Place the seasoned pork in a slow cooker. Add minced garlic, chopped onion, bay leaves, and orange wedges over the pork. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, or until the pork is tender and shreds easily with a fork.<\/li>\n
    3. Remove the pork from the slow cooker and shred it using two forks. If desired, spread the shredded pork on a baking sheet and broil for 3-5 minutes to crisp up the edges.<\/li>\n
    4. Warm the corn tortillas in a dry skillet or directly over a gas flame for a few seconds on each side.<\/li>\n
    5. Serve the carnitas in warm tortillas, topped with diced onions, fresh cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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      This Carnitas Tacos Recipe guides you through creating mouthwatering pork carnitas that are perfect for stuffing into tacos. The recipe starts with marinating 4 pounds of boneless pork shoulder chunks in a blend of spices including salt, cumin, black pepper, smoked paprika, and chili powder, then slow-cooking them with garlic, onion, bay leaves, and orange until tender enough to shred effortlessly. After shredding, the pork can be broiled to achieve a crispy texture, then served in warm corn tortillas, garnished with diced onions, fresh cilantro, and a splash of lime juice for a burst of flavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Carnitas-Tacos-Recipe.png",1024,1024,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Carnitas-Tacos-Recipe-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Carnitas-Tacos-Recipe-300x300.png",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Carnitas-Tacos-Recipe-768x768.png",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Carnitas-Tacos-Recipe.png",790,790,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Carnitas-Tacos-Recipe.png",1024,1024,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Carnitas-Tacos-Recipe.png",1024,1024,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Christopher","author_link":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/author\/christopher\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"This Carnitas Tacos Recipe guides you through creating mouthwatering pork carnitas that are perfect for stuffing into tacos. The recipe starts with marinating 4 pounds of boneless pork shoulder chunks in a blend of spices including salt, cumin, black pepper, smoked paprika, and chili powder, then slow-cooking them with garlic, onion, bay leaves, and orange…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43,"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions\/43"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meatsrecipe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}