Pulled Pork Tacos with Pickled Red Onions and Cilantro Pesto

By Danielle Williams
@dwilliams1983

This recipe takes some time, but is well worth the time. It tastes great, and is an inexpensive way to please a game day crowd.

Rating:

★★★★★ 8 votes

Comments:

44 Comments

Serves:

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

6 Hr

Method:

Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Notes from the Test Kitchen:
Sporty Snack Showdown Contest Runner-Up!
My goodness, this rub recipe is a real knock-out! Throw in the yummy cilantro pesto and delicately pickled red onions and you have got one truly special meal.

Ingredients

10 lb: bone in pork butt
1/2 c: brown sugar, firmly packed
4 tsp: salt
4 tsp: black pepper
2 tsp: cayenne pepper
2 tsp: cinnamon
2 Tbsp: cumin
2 tsp: Sazon adobo seasoning
2 tsp: paprika
1/4 Tbsp: olive oil
2 c: dark beer
2 c: chicken stock
1/2: red onion, sliced
3 1/4 c: fresh cilantro
2 c: apple cider vinegar
3 clove: garlic, chopped
1/2 c: pumpkin seeds, toasted
1/4 c: water
2 Tbsp: sour cream
1 Tbsp: lime juice
20: tortillas, corn

How to Make Pulled Pork Tacos with Pickled Red Onions and Cilantro Pesto

Step-by-Step

1Puncture a few slits in the fat of the pork. Mix together first 8 ingredients and rub all over the pork. Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours, but best over night.
2Heat a large skillet to medium high. Add olive oil. Brown pork on all sides. Place in crock pot and add 1 beer and 2 cups chicken stock. Cook on high for 6 hours or until falling apart.
3Thinly slice 1/2 of a large red onion. Place in large mason jar with apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp and black pepper. Let sit for at least three hours or overnight.
4In a food processor pulse together the pumpkin seeds, cilantro, and garlic. Add salt, pepper, olive oil, water, sour cream, and lime juice. If mixture is too thick, add a little more water, it should be the consistency of pesto.
5Heat oven to 350 degrees.
6Once pork is done cooking begin shredding the meat with two forks. Place in a bowl and add a few cups of the pork juices to the meat so that it is very moist.
7Wrap tortillas in tin foil and heat in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.
8To assemble taco place generous amount of pork in the tortilla, add a few dollops of cilantro pesto, and top with pickled red onions.