Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos
An easy, slow cooker pulled pork taco loaded with flavor perfect for a weeknight meal
Equipment
- Instant Pot (with slow cooker function) or Crock Pot
Ingredients
The Pork
- 1 Boneless Pork Loin (2 - 3 lbs.) Could use a butt as well
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
Other Ingredients in the Pot
- ½ Sweet Onion, sliced
- 1 Celery stalk, roughly chopped Optional
- 1 bottle Robusta Coffee Marinade See recipe notes and blog copy. Can use alternates.
- ½ oz. Roasting Herb Blend See recipe notes.
Accoutrements (mix and match at your discretion)
- Tortillas Corn or Flour. Any size from street taco to burrito. We used a fajita size for this one. A true street taco will be smaller and corn.
- Raw Sweet Onion, diced
- Cilantro
- Serrano Pepper, thinly sliced
- Queso Fresco, crumbled
- Pickled Red Onions
- Pickled Watermelon Radish
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- Pat the meat dry with a paper towel and season all sides generously with salt and pepper. Place in pot fat cap side up.
- Add in sweet onion slices and celery (optional). Pour marinade or sauce over the top of the meat. Top with roasted herb blend. Place on slow cook setting for 7 - 8 hours (or cook on low in a traditional slow cooker for same amount of time).
- Remove herbs and celery (if using) and discard. Use two forks to pull apart the meat and shred (may want to allow to rest and cool for a few minutes with lid removed).
- Build tacos to taste.
Notes
Marinade: Since we're positioning this as an easy dump and go slow cooker recipe feel free to use alternate marinades or sauces, there are countless on the market. This one made a very savory, warm, delicious finished pork product with a little bit of a mole type flavor.
The pork will take to almost any flavor you give it. This recipe will keep it moist and fork tender regardless of chosen marinade flavor.
Herb Blend: Sold in single package at Kroger and Kroger owned chains under Simple Truth brand. Italian Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme. Found in the produce section. Many stores outside of Kroger carry something similar.
Calories: Based on a 2.5 lb. pork loin. This is always an approximation and can vary with ingredient adjustments or a different size pork loin (or if you switch to a pork butt)