Slow Cooker Pork Tacos
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Category
Main Dish
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Cusine
Mexican
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Ingredients
3 whole dried ancho chiles
3 whole dried pasilla chiles
4 cloves garlic
2 - 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1/2 large yellow onion
3 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp cider vinegar
2 tsp dried oregano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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4 - 5 lbs boneless pork shoulder roast
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
Warmed corn tortillas
Directions
Place ancho chiles, pasilla chiles and unpeeled garlic in a microwave safe medium mixing bowl, pour 3 Tbsp water over peppers then microwave on high power, 2 - 3 minutes until peppers are soft and pliable. Meanwhile add chipotle peppers, yellow onion, 2 Tbsp olive oil, the honey, cider vinegar, oregano and 2 tsp salt to a food processor. Remove peppers from microwave and stem and seed them, then add to food processor. Peel garlic and add to food processor. Pulse mixture until well pureed. Heat remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Pour sauce into skillet and fry until well thickened and fragrant, about 7 - 8 minutes . Pour in broth, bring to a boil then reduce heat slightly and simmer until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes . Trim large pieces of fat from pork roast then cut into chunks . Season pork all over with salt and pepper . Place pork in slow cooker then pour sauce evenly over pork, submerge bay leaves and cinnamon stick into sauce. Cover and cook on high 5 hours, or until meat is tender. Remove bay leaves and cinnamon stick. Remove pork while leaving broth in slow cooker. Shred pork and remove any fat while shredding. Ladle out as much of the fat from the top layer of broth as you can, return shredded pork to broth mixture cover and cook 30 minutes on warm or low to allow flavors to infuse into each piece. Serve warm over tortillas with toppings listed.