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Carnitas Tacos Recipe

This tasty Carnitas Tacos Recipe is loaded with tender, delicious pork carnitas, salsa verde, onion, and cilantro in a warm corn tortilla.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Servings: 8
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds cooked shredded pork carnitas
  • 16 warmed corn tortillas
  • ½ cup salsa verde
  • ½ peeled and small diced white onion
  • ¼ cup finely minced fresh cilantro
  • 1 lime cut into 8 wedges

Instructions

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  1. Shred or cut your cooked hot carnitas pork into bitesize pieces.
  2. Toss with the juice of 1 lime and season with coarse salt.
  3. Place about ¼ to 1/3 cup of the carnitas meat onto a heated corn tortilla that is doubled up.
  4. Evenly add the salsa verde, diced onion, and cilantro.
  5. Add any additional toppings that you want and serve.

Notes

  • Make-Ahead: These tacos are meant to be eaten as soon as assembled. However, keep the meat warm and all the ingredients separate up to 30 minutes before serving.
  • How to Store: Cover all the ingredients separately and keep them in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. These will not freeze well.
  • How to Reheat: Heat the desired amount of carnitas meat in a medium-sized pan with 2 to 3 tablespoons of water and heat over low heat until warm.
  • I like to serve tacos with two tortillas so they do not fall apart.
  • Feel free to serve the tacos with your favorite toppings.