Crock Pot Pork Tacos

OK family...here it is!  My recipe for pork tacos.  I make these a LOT for family get-togethers and everyone always asks me for the recipe.  I have to say, it is my favorite thing to make.  #1-it is so easy and #2-it is just so good.  It is spicy, but not too spicy (except if you tasted the batch I made for the "Relay for Life" Luncheon at my school...sorry ROFO friends...I accidentally poured almost the entire can of chipotle peppers.  I promise they are not usually that spicy!)  My 3 boys LOVE this dinner!  They actually cheer if I say I am making pork tacos for dinner...love those kids! 

Ingredients:

3 lbs pork loin roast 

(My butcher has a cut called America's Best Cut and if they are out of the roast, I get that)

2 cans chopped green chilies 

2 heaping tablespoons of crushed chipotle peppers (more if you like it spicy)

(Remember...buy a small jar of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.  Put it in the blender with 1/2 can full of water and blend it.  Store it in your fridge.)

1 onion diced

2 cloves of garlic minced

1/2 cup water

Sour cream, sliced green onions, Mexican cheese blend, and flour tortillas (for your tacos)

Step 1:  Dice onions and place them in the bottom of the crock pot.  

Step 2:  Cut pork loin roast into 2-3 inch pieces and place on top of the onions.  Don't trim the fat...it will absorb into the liquid and add a lot of flavor.

Step 3:  Pour green chilies, chipotle peppers, garlic, and water on top of the pork.  Rub it into to all the pork. 

Step 4:  Cook on the lowest setting...for my crock pot I cook it for 10 hours on low heat.  If you are in a time crunch and try to cook it on a higher setting, it will still be fine but the fat won't have enough time to break down and you will find pieces of fat when you are eating it.

Step 5:  When it is done cooking, use a potato masher or a fork to shred the pork.

How to serve it? 

We like our tacos on flour tortillas with sour cream, sliced green onions, and Mexican cheese blend.  Honestly, the pork is so flavorful on it's own that you don't need salsa or guacamole, but if you like it, go for it!  

Leftovers?

I use it scrambled eggs or make breakfast burritos with the pork.

Turn it into a Mexican Lasagna.  Layer tortillas, pork, salsa, and cheese in a baking dish.  Bake at 350° for about 30 minutes.

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