5 from 9 votes
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 pork carnitas cooked shredded
- 16 corn tortilla warmed
- ½ cup salsa verde
- ½ white onion peeled small diced
- ¼ cup cilantro finely minced; fresh
- 1 lime cut into 8 wedges
Instructions
- Shred or cut your cooked hot carnitas pork into bitesize pieces.
- Toss with the juice of 1 lime and season with coarse salt.
- Place about ¼ to 1/3 cup of the carnitas meat onto a heated corn tortilla that is doubled up.
- Evenly add the salsa verde, diced onion, and cilantro.
- Add any additional toppings that you want and serve.
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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.