Authentic Pork Tacos
Ingredients
- 20 lbs pork butt ⓘ
- 2 -3 anaheim chilies ⓘ
- 2 -3 serrano chilies ⓘ
- 1 whole yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon Mexican oregano ⓘ
- 6 tablespoons ground cumin (adjust to taste) ⓘ
- 2 -3 tablespoons Hungarian paprika (adjust to taste) ⓘ
- 3 -4 garlic cloves ⓘ
- water (enough to cover pork butt in stock pot) ⓘ
- 1 (105 ounce) can diced tomatoes ⓘ
- 2 -3 cups orange juice ⓘ
- 1 lime, juice of ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon thyme ⓘ
- salt (to taste) ⓘ
- 1 -3 liter chicken stock (or more adjust to taste)
- 2 guajillo chilies (optional) ⓘ
Instructions
- Get a large stock pot.
- Trim most of the big pieces of fat from the pork butt and add to stock pot.
- add chicken broth and water to cover.
- add all spices listed above.
- chop and de-seed all peppers, use gloves while doing so and add to pot.
- add can of tomatoes.
- add orange juice.
- add salt (adjust later).
- cook for 6 hours or until pork is tender enough to shred.
- Shred pork and assemble tacos with corn tortilla wraps and Mexican farmers cheese and fresh Pico salsa.
- Disclaimer ( You may need to experiment with measurements since I usually eyeball all of this and taste as I go).
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
471
kcal
24% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).