Perfect Carnitas Tacos Recipe
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Tender, crispy, juicy slow-cooker pork carnitas seasoned with cumin, oregano, and chipotle, served as tacos with cilantro, onion, and lime. Classic Mexican street food with bold flavors.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 16- 5 pounds Boneless pork butt (cut into large 3-4-inch chunks)
- 1 large white onion (sliced)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1½ tablespoon salt (divided)
- 2 teaspoon black pepper (divided)
- 1½ tablespoon Mexican oregano (or regular oregano with ¼ teaspoon dried marjoram and ⅛ teaspoon or coriander)
- 2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 6 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 large oranges (juiced (½ to ¾ cup))
- 2 large limes (juiced (¼ to ⅓ cup))
- 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (or 1 tablespoon chipotle powder, optional)
- 1 cup light Mexican beer - or chicken stock (or chicken stock (gluten-free))
- 1 small white onion (minced)
- ½ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 1-2 tablespoon fresh lime juice (plus more for serving)
- 34 corn tortillas
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 490M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 8h
- Sodium
- 786mg
- Total sugar
- 2g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 160mg
- Calcium
- 52mg
- Iron
- 0.98mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 786MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.