Easy Pork Carnitas Tacos

Name: Easy Pork Carnitas Tacos
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1kg pork shoulder; 1 cup orange juice; 12 small tortillas; to taste cumin, salt and garlic

Pork shoulder slow-cooked in orange juice for a full 3 hours until it shreds apart on its own, then crisped up under a hot grill before it goes into tortillas.

Total time

195 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

180 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mexican

gluten-freehigh-protein

Ingredients

1kgpork shoulder

1 cuporange juice

12small tortillas

to tastecumin, salt and garlic

Instructions

Slow-cook the pork shoulder with orange juice and spices for a full three hours.

Continue until it shreds apart with barely any resistance from a fork.

Shred the pork and spread it on a tray, then crisp it under a hot grill until the edges turn deeply browned and slightly charred.

Pile the crisped pork into warm tortillas and serve.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

889

Protein

69.9g

Fat

42.8g

Carbs

49.4g

Fiber

3.2g

Sodium

628mg

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