Shredded Pork Tacos

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"Makes really delicious tacos. You can make this into shredded beef too, just use a beef chuck roast in place of the pork blade roast. Vary your toppings as you like- add some fresh jalapenos and spice things up!"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 25mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• For the Meat

• 2 lbs boneless pork blade roast, trimmed of fat
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 large onions, quartered
• 3 fresh jalapenos, chopped (optional)
• 8 cloves garlic, minced

• For the Tacos

• 8 corn taco shells or 8 flour tortillas
• 1⁄2 cup taco sauce or 1/2 cup salsa (your favorite)
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1⁄2 - 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1⁄4 cup sliced pitted black olives
• 2 ripe avocados, peeled,pitted,and sliced

directions

1. Season and rub meat with salt, pepper, coriander, cumin, and oregano.
2. Place roast in a large saucepan and add water about halfway up the meat.
3. Add onions, peppers, and garlic to pan and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 1/2- 3 hours or until very tender.
5. Carefully remove meat from liquid and place on a cutting board with adequate drainage.
6. Allow to cool until you can handle it, then shred the meat with 2 forks.
7. Set the meat aside and keep warm.
8. Warm crispy taco shells for 5 minutes at 350F (if using) or warm flour tortillas briefly in a hot skillet until pliable.
9. Build tacos on warmed shells or tortillas with some meat, lettuce, cheese, olives, sliced avocado, and a little salsa.
10. Serve at once.

Reviews

[Beautiful Disgrace]

I made this because I was catering a party and my client requested shredded pork. This really was an unbelievable recipe. I used a pork cushion (what ever that is) because that is what the mexican butcher recommended. I let it cook for hours untill the meat was just falling apart. It had the perfect flavor I was looking for and i will definitely make this again. Actually I HAVE to make it again since my husband didnt get to eat any and he wasnt too happy about that. It also made a very flavorsome broth which I froze for later use in a stew of some sort. Thansk Sue. Another winner!!

 

[Debbie R.]

Pretty tasty and certainly easy. However, I think it could be made better by browning the pork in the oven after being shredded. It was still good, tho.

 

[good2bdunn]

would you believe I used ground turkey? Dinner was late and ground turkey was thawed so I threw it in the skillet with your seasonings (minus onions and jalapenos which we use as condiments) Everyone loved the flavor and my husband was stunned; "THAT WAS GROUND TURKEY??" Tonight I'll be using the pork. Thank you!