Pork Tacos

This is one of my go-to crockpot meals.  It’s as easy as putting everything in the crockpot (even the night before), turning it on, then coming back at the end of a long hard day to a scrumptulicious meal your whole family will gobble down.  We ate these on flour and corn tortillas, with roasted cauliflower and corn on the side (recipe coming).  But you can also make these into lettuce wraps; have them in a pulled pork sandwich (Cuban sandwich anyone?); make quesadillas; shredded and put over a baked potato; shredded with cilantro rice on the side….ok let me catch my breath, sometimes I just get soooo excited about the amazing adaptability of this tasty pork roast for these pork tacos.

Ok, here they are in all there glory! 😉

Nothing like raw meat on a plate. Yum. 😉

Prep crockpot with a little EVOO or your fav oil.  Coat the bottom and slightly up the sides.

Place your lovely hunk of meat into your crock pot and toss the diced onions in.

As one of my main spices for this dish, I used Adams Reserve House spice mix.  It is really delicious and versatile and basically makes everything you put it on tasty.  If you don’t have this in your neck of the woods,  you can use a montreal steak seasoning, they are very similar.  Sprinkle about 1Tbsp of this on all sides of the roast, until it is fully covered.  This was a 3.5ish pound roast so I used just under 2Tbsps.

I did sprinkle an extra 1 tsp of course sea salt on the top, needed a little more for this huge hunk of meat.

Cumin and Coriander are probably two of my fav spices!  If you have been watching my recipes, I add these to many of my dishes.  Cumin has a delicious and rich flavor and actually has some really potent anti-inflammatory properties too…so spice away!  I used about 1 heaping tsp of each.

Hatch green chilies are a must in any pantry…they make everything yummy!  You can buy the mild version which adds a ton of flavor but doesn’t pack much of a spicy hit punch.  I normally get diced chillies, but accidently grabbed the whole chillies, which is fine, I just had to give them a quick rough chop before throwing them on top.

Finally, I added about 4 garlic cloves, minced on top and spread it around as well as I can without allowing  too many of thethe yummy garlic pieces to fall down to the side.

Dietitian tip***using lots of fresh garlic, onions and both fresh and dried spices in your cooking will increase the vitamin, mineral and phytochemical  content of your food.  These little but very important guys  will help keep you healthy and your body running optimally.  So add them whenever you can!

This is what the roast looks after cooking on low for about 6-7 hours.

I just took two forks and easily shredded it into…

This!  Yum!

Like I said, we had ours on corn and flour tortillas, but this is so versatile, it can be eaten a million different ways!

Enjoy!

I would love to hear about your amazing Pork Roast creativity!  Please share any ideas in the comments below!