Another one for an epic game day spread - Pulled Pork Tacos with Avocado Crema!!
I'm currently having a love affair with my instant pot. I know I'm totally late to the band wagon, but now I'm on it! It's everything. But I can't forget about my slow cooker. It's been in my life for ages and I will always love the fact that I can put an entire pork butt into my slow cooker with a few other ingredients, turn it on, and then leave the house and come back to a perfect batch of pulled pork. I even have a stovetop carnitas tacos, if you do not have a slow cooker. And, a chuck roast tacos recipe thats prepped in the oven. These Pulled Pork Tacos with Avocado Crema are exactly what I want come game day next weekend. It's a batch of really easy pulled pork, a quick tangy slaw and an avocado sauce that will bring everything together. It's sweet and salty and creamy and tangy and all in all it's PERFECT!!! Make it, you won't be disappointed!
Sweet Pulled Pork Tacos with Avocado Crema
Ingredients
For the Pork
- 2 cups chipotle salsa
- 4 ounces canned green chilies
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 pounds pork butt
- Kosher Salt
For the Avocado Sauce
- 4 green onions sliced
- 2 whole avocados
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- ¼ cup cilantro
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
For the Slaw
- 1 cup shredded green cabbage
- 1 cup shredded red cabbage
- ½ yellow onion thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Assembly:
- Small flour or corn tortillas
- Extra green onions
Instructions
For the pulled pork:
- In the bottom of a large crock pot, mix salsa, green chilies and brown sugar. Add the pork and sprinkle with salt, cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours. Take the meat out of the crockpot and shred with 2 forks. Return to the pot and mix with the sauce.
For the avocado cream sauce:
- Slice green onions and mash the avocados. Add lime, sour cream, cilantro, garlic and salt. Mash to combine.
For the slaw:
- Combine the cabbages, and onion in a large bowl. Combine the remaining ingredients in a separate bowl and then pour over the cabbage mixture and stir. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Drain before serving.
- To serve, put some slaw on top of a tortilla, followed by a few spoonfuls of the pork and then a spoonful of the avocado sauce and green onions on top.
You're making me DROOL!! MMMMMMMMM!!
My family loves tacos...these are sure to be a big hit. As far as a wine pairing, spice is always hard to match. However, this is a light spice and I'm thinking a Merlot. Not a Napa Merlot, but a Santa Barbara Merlot.
Great use of in season ingredients. This is a great way to incorporate avocados!
Avocado crema...I am dying!
heck yeah! love how simple this is and with the touch of avocado cream, delish! do i dare ask how many avocados you go through in a week... 😉
Pork and avocado! I'm in. They look wonderful. Can't wait to try them. Thanks for sharing.
~ Caroline
When are you going to list your favorite cookbooks from this past year? Your recommendations last year were the best!.....LWB
Oh I'll totally do another one soon 🙂 xoxo
Love the idea of sweet pulled pork ~ the creme nice too!!!
WOW that crema is genius! gaby, you're amazing!
awwww you're the sweetest 🙂
I never thought I'd quote Charlie Sheen, but "winner!"
winningggggggggg 🙂
Oh my goodness, YES.
Pork is a big thing in my house...no joke. My boyfriend is obsessed with bacon, pork chops, carnitas, you name it. Pulled pork tacos sound excellent and I know he would be fanatic about them! I love that this can be made over night and requires not so much effort for so much flavor!
My fiance is obsessed too!! Guys must like their pork 🙂
Yes, please!!!
ABSOLUTELY freaking out right now.
freaking out for sure!! I'm obsessed
Oh my goodness. That crema looks ridiculously good!!! 🙂
omg it sooooooo good!