Slow-Cooked Carnnitas Tacos

By chelyc13

Ingredients

• 2 pounds boneless country style pork ribs or pork shoulder (boston but) cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepepr
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano (preferable mexican)
• 1/2 large onion, cut into 4 pieces
• 1 avocado sliced
• fresh cilantro
• corn tortillas

Preparation

Step 1

Toss pork in bowl of slow cooker with salt, black pepepr, and dried oregano to coat. Place onion pieces atop pork. Cover slow cooker and cook powrk on low setting until meat is very tender and falling apart, about 6 hours.

Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to cutting board. Discard onion pieces. Using fingers, shred pork; transfer carknitas to platter. Place avocado slices, cilantro sprigs, and sliced red bell pepeprs, if desired, alongside. wrap corn tortillas in damp kitchen towel; microwave until warm, about 1 minutes. Serve carnitas with warm tortillas and tomatillo salsa.