PULLED PORK CARNITAS WITH PICKLED ONIONS
Pulled Pork Carnitas with Pickled Onions
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Category
Main Course
Cuisine
Mexican
Servings
6
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
3 hours
Cooked in the slow cooker for easy preparation, this tender and juicypulled pork is served as tacos, but you can also add it to burritos, pizza, mac and cheese or pasta dishes.
Ingredients
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slow cooker
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp Vancouver Island Sea Salt (fine)
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 pork shoulder (3 1/2 lbs/1.6 kg)
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 pcs bay leaves
- 1 cup beer
- 1 cup chicken broth (unsalted/no salt added)
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- ½ cup white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Vancouver Island Sea Salt (fine)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 12 corn tortillas, warmed
- 2 ripe avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves (packed tightly)
- Barrel Smoked Whisky Salt to finish
Equipment
Pork Rub
Pulled Pork
Pickled Red Onions
Garnish & Finishing
Directions
Pulled Pork
Stir together chili powder, brown sugar, Fine Sea Salt, paprika, cumin, pepper,oregano and cayenne; rub all over pork.
Place pork in bowl of slow cooker; add onion, garlic and bay leaves. Pour in beer, broth and lime juice.
Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or High for 3 to 4 hours until very tender. Remove and discard bay leaves (Make the pickled red onions while waiting).
Transfer pork to cutting board. Let stand for 10 minutes. Shred pork using two forks
Pour 2 cups (500 mL) of cooking liquid into small saucepan; cook over high heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until thickened, then toss with pulled pork. Return to slow cooker; set on Warm until ready to serve.
Pickled Red Onions
Combine vinegar, Fine Sea Salt and sugar; bring to boil.
Pour over sliced red onion. Let stand for 1 to 2 hours or until lightly pickled.
To Assemble
Serve pulled pork in tortillas with pickled red onions, chopped avocado and cilantro. You can also drizzle some homemade Mexican crema (recipe below) and sprinkle with our Barrel Smoked Whisky Salt.
Recipe Note
- Add thinly sliced cabbage, queso fresco and a drizzle of crema to tacos if desired.For the pickled onions, you can substitute white vinegar instead of white wine vinegar to make the pickled onions.
- It will be slightly more acidic, so balance it out by adding another teaspoon of sugar and a tablespoon or two of water.
- Sprinkling the Barrel Smoked Whisky Salt to finish the tacos gives this an extra crunch and lends a hint of smoke to the pulled pork.
