Spicy Pulled Pork Tacos With Sweet Salsa
Rich and bold tacos that are sure to be a family favorite
Servings 16 servings
Calories 272kcal
Ingredients
The Spicy Pork
- 5 pounds pork shoulder or pork butt trimmed and cut into pieces
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce add more if you want it spicier
- 1 large yellow onion chopped
- 2 1/2 cups Dr. Pepper
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
The Sweet Salsa
- 1 cup cherries diced
- 1 cup peaches diced
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 1 jalapeño pepper minced fine
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- Salt to taste
- 16 flour tortillas for servings
Instructions
- Combine all Spicy Pork ingredients into a 5-quart crock pot, cover, and cook on low heat for 8 hours (or 4 - 5 hours on high heat).
- An hour prior to pork being done, create the salsa by combining all ingredients and refrigerating.
- Pull pork pieces from the mix and shred them with a fork. Keep pork to the side.
- Strain the liquid from the slow cooker through a cheese cloth, and then return the pulled pork to the remaining mix.
- Serve the pulled pork topped with the sweet salsa in flour tortillas.
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Nutrition
Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 859mg | Potassium: 402mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg