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Three mouthwatering tacos filled with shredded meat, mango salsa, and crumbled cheese, perfect for 12-Ingredient Taco Tuesday.

12-Ingredient Pork Tacos

Make delicious pork tacos with just 12 ingredients. This recipe uses pineapple and chipotle peppers for a sweet and smoky flavor.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Slow Cooker Time 8 hours
Total Time 16 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 12 tacos
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 282
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Pork
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 cups cubed fresh pineapple
  • 1 small red onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 1 bottle (12 ounces) dark Mexican beer
  • 3 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes
For Serving
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 jar (16 ounces) mango salsa
  • 24 corn tortillas (6 inches), warmed
Optional Toppings
  • cubed fresh pineapple
  • chopped avocado
  • queso fresco

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Slow Cooker

Method
 

  1. Puree the lime juice, white vinegar, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, pineapple, red onion, and chipotle peppers in a blender. Stir in the beer.
  2. Combine the pork and pineapple mixture in a slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until the pork is very tender. Stir to break up the pork.
  3. Stir the cilantro into the mango salsa.
  4. Serve the pork mixture in warm tortillas. Add the salsa and desired toppings.

Nutrition

Calories: 282kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 26gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 678mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5g

Notes

This recipe makes about 12 servings, with 2 tacos per serving.

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