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Slow Cooker Street Tacos

November 27, 2016 by Dinner Tonight

Have a designated day for taco night at your house? Put this Slow Cooker Street Taco recipe on while you’re out and about and have it ready for when everyone gets home in the evening.Two tacos from our Slow Cooker Street Tacos recipe topped with cilantro and lime juice, plated on a blue and white plate.

 

Two tacos from our Slow Cooker Street Tacos recipe topped with cilantro and lime juice, plated on a blue and white plate.
Slow Cooker Street Tacos
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Two tacos from our Slow Cooker Street Tacos recipe topped with cilantro and lime juice, plated on a blue and white plate.
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Servings
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Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 6 limes divided
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 5 pounds boneless pork butt or shoulder trimmed
  • 12 white corn tortillas
  • 1 large white onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro chopped (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup)
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  1. Mix the juice of two limes, orange juice, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, ground cumin.
  2. Place juice mixture and pork butt in a large plastic freezer bag.
  3. Marinade for about two hours in the refrigerator.
  4. Place pork shoulder in a large slow cooker with the marinade.Barely cover the pork with water and let cook on medium until meat will shred easy with a fork about 4 to 6 hours.
  5. Remove meat; drain. Shred meat.
  6. Place in warmed tortillas, top with chopped onion and cilantro. Squeeze sliced lime on each taco.
Recipe Notes

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, Pork, protein, Slow Cooker, taco, tacos

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

November 27, 2016 by Dinner Tonight

A versatile slow cooker recipe for hectic days when there’s no time to cook. You can use this delicious pulled pork for a variety of meals–tacos, sandwiches, or quesadillas.Dinner Tonight's slow cooker pulled pork topped with cole slaw and resting on a bun.


Dinner Tonight's slow cooker pulled pork topped with cole slaw and resting on a bun.
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
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12 10 minutes
Cook Time
8 hours
Servings Prep Time
12 10 minutes
Cook Time
8 hours
Dinner Tonight's slow cooker pulled pork topped with cole slaw and resting on a bun.
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
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12 10 minutes
Cook Time
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Servings Prep Time
12 10 minutes
Cook Time
8 hours
Ingredients
  • 1 large onion sliced thin
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 lb boneless pork butt or shoulder
  • 3/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce reduced sodium
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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  1. Place onions in bottom of slow cooker. Place pork on top of onions. Sprinkle brown sugar, salt and pepper on top of pork.
  2. In a small bowl, combine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, sugar, mustard, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Whisk to combine.
  3. Drizzle half of the vinegar mixture over pork. Cover and refrigerate remaining mixture. Cook pork on low for 8-10 hours.
  4. Remove meat and onions; drain. Shred meat and onions; top with remaining vinegar mixture.
Multifunction Cooker Directions
  1. Sauté pork and onions in 1 Tablespoon canola oil until browned and turn the roast to brown the other side.
  2. Remove roast and add 1 cup water to pan and stir to remove and bits of food that are stuck to the bottom.
  3. Return roast to pot and close and set the vent to close, cook on high pressure for 45 minutes.
  4. Natural release and then remove roast and dump the water from the pot. Shred the meat.
  5. Return the meat to the pot and follow directions to make the vinegar mixture.
  6. Add the mixture to the pork and cook on the slow cooker setting for 30 minutes.
Recipe Notes

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork - AHA Nutrition Facts Serving size (143g) servings per container 12 Amount per serving Calories 160 % Daily Value Total Fat 4.5 g 6 % Saturated Fat 1.5 g 8 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 70 mg 23 % Sodium 320 mg 14 % Total Carbohydrate 4 g 1 % Dietary Fiber 0 g 0 % Total Sugars 3 g Added Sugars 3 g 6 % Protein 23 g Vitamin D 1 mcg 6 % Calcium 21 mg 2 % Iron 1 mg 6 % Potassium 535 mg 10 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, Heart Healthy, instantpot, main dish, multifunction, multifunction cooker, Pork, protein, Slow Cooker

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