Pulled Pork BBQ Tacos

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Ingredients

  • Butt Roast:
  • (4- to 5-lb.) boneless pork shoulder roast (Boston butt)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons pepper
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • TACOS
  • 1 lb Pulled Pork BBQ, served hot
  • 15-20 taco shells
  • shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup bbq sauce
  • 1 cup pico de gallo salsa
  • corn salsa (recipe below)
  • sour cream
  • hot sauce
  • shredded lettuce
  • CORN SALSA:
  • 2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed
  • 1/3 cup chopped purple onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeno pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

TACOS:

Combine pico de gallo and barbecue sauce to make ‘bbq pico’ for the tacos. Assemble with pulled pork and cheddar cheese and add remaining ingredients as desired.

CORN SALSA:

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. Remove from refrigerator about 30 minutes before serving. Serve corn salsa with grilled meat or poultry. Makes about 3 cups corn salsa.

BUTT ROAST:

1. Trim roast. Rinse roast, and pat dry. Rub roast with 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; cut roast in half.

2. Cook roast halves in 3 Tbsp. hot oil in a large skillet 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Place roast halves in a lightly greased 6-qt. slow cooker, fat sides up.

3. Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour. Reduce heat to LOW, and cook 6 to 7 hours or until meat is tender and slices easily. Remove pork, reserving liquid; slice meat. Add 1 cup reserved liquid to pork to moisten.
Shred pork roast.