{"id":2359,"date":"2013-01-24T14:58:48","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T19:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2013-06-22T20:12:22","modified_gmt":"2013-06-23T01:12:22","slug":"slow-cooker-pork-tacos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/?p=2359","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker Pork Tacos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love tacos , who doesn&#8217;t ? well i take that back , my son&#8217;s friend doesn&#8217;t like tacos LOL . My son on the other hands , love Mexican Food , he loves tacos , burritos , enchiladas. So i found this recipe on food network the other day and i thought about giving it a try . It has great reviews .. so why not . I made few changes along the way and it turned out delicious . Be aware though that the amount of the meat here is a lot , and if you have a small family of 3 like mine , this can be 2 days worth of meal , including having it for your lunch .<\/p>\n<p>The ingredients seems a lot , but most of them you should be have it on hand anyway , the only thing that i don&#8217;t have was the peppers . But they&#8217;re easily found at the regular grocery store , there are 2 kinds of peppers that you need in this dish , although i can only find 1 type , so i replaced the other ones . And i also added little bit of ancho chili powder in the sauce .<\/p>\n<p>Anyway .. make sure you have all the toppings ready before serving it , such as lettuce , cheese , the type of cheese i use was queso fresco , those white mild cheese that they usually serve in the mexican restaurant . And if you have guacamole that would be great too , i didn&#8217;t take the time to make guacamole , i just diced up some avocados , though i made pico de gallo and salsa .<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pork-tacos.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2360\" alt=\"pork tacos\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pork-tacos-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pork-tacos-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pork-tacos.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Direction :<\/p>\n<p>4 chipotle chilies , ( dried poblano chilies )<\/p>\n<p>3 anaheim chilies<\/p>\n<p>6 garlic cloves<\/p>\n<p>About 4-5 chipotles in adobo sauce ( it&#8217;s in a can , can be found in mexican aisle )<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 of yellow sweet onion , roughly chopped<\/p>\n<p>3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil<\/p>\n<p>2 tablespoons honey<\/p>\n<p>1 tablespoon cider vinegar<\/p>\n<p>Kosher salt<\/p>\n<p>2 teaspoons dried oregano<\/p>\n<p>3 3\/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth<\/p>\n<p>4 pounds boneless pork shoulder (untrimmed), cut into chunks<\/p>\n<p>Freshly ground pepper<\/p>\n<p>2 bay leaves<\/p>\n<p>1 cinnamon stick<\/p>\n<p>1. In a bowl or plate , microwave the chilies and unpeeled garlic , for about 3 minutes , add about 1 tbsp. of water . Microwave until the peppers become a little bit softer . Remove the seeds and stem , and peel the garlic . Throw them all in the food processor until they&#8217;re all become pasty or puree . Then add honey , 2 tbsp . olive oil , cider vinegar , 1\/2 tbsp. of kosher salt , and the onion , oregano . Pulse until it becomes very smooth .<\/p>\n<p>2. Heat 1 tbsp. of olive oil in a small pot , then add the sauce in , saute about 10 minutes , then add 3 1\/2 cup of chicken broth , bring to boil , then simmer until it&#8217;s slightly thicken .<\/p>\n<p>3. Meanwhile , cut up the pork shoulder into large chunks , then sprinkle with salt and pepper , add 2 bay leaves and 1 cinnamon sticks , and pour the sauce all over the pork , stir to combine . Cook on high for 5 hours in the slow cooker .(optional , or after 4 hours , transfer the pork and the sauce in a dutch oven , cook for another hour on low heat , the sauce will cook down and the meat will soak all the sauce )<\/p>\n<p>4. Once it&#8217;s done , use fork to shred the pork , serve with corn tortillas and all the toppings .<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Direction for Refried Beans :\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2 cans of pinto beans<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 or large onion , chopped<\/p>\n<p>2 garlic cloves , minced<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp. of ancho chili powder<\/p>\n<p>2 cups of chicken broth<\/p>\n<p>chopped cilantro leaves<\/p>\n<p>salt and pepper<\/p>\n<p>1. Heat little olive oil on skillet , then cook the onion and garlic for 3 minutes . Add the chili powder , then cook another minutes .<\/p>\n<p>2. Add drained and rinsed pinto beans , along with the chicken broth , salt and pepper . Let it cook for 10 minutes until the beans are very tender and the broth has been soaked by the beans .<\/p>\n<p>3. If you like it chunky beans , you can always mash it with potato masher , if you like a smoother texture , then use immesion blender to smooth it out .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>how to make pork tacos with slow cooker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,7,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-main-dishes-recipes","category-side-dishes-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2359"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2362,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359\/revisions\/2362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}