Roasted Pulled Pork Tacos

These Roasted Pulled Pork Tacos are a delicious twist on regular ground beef tacos. The sweet and spicy pork is slow-cooked in the oven, shredded, then piled into tortillas with your favorite toppings.

Course Pulled Pork Recipes

Cuisine Mexican/Tex-Mex

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 10

Servings

Calories 124kcal

Author Michelle Ordever

Equipment

Ingredients

5-6 lb. 2.2 - 2.7kg bone-in pork shoulder or pork butt
3-4 1oz/28g packages Taco Seasoning
4 Tbsp pure maple syrup
2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
½ cup brown sugar
5 tsp of fresh minced garlic

To Serve

Tortillas
Your favorite taco toppings

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 240C/475F/Gas 9.
Place the pork in an oven-safe pan fat side up.
In a small bowl combine the taco seasoning, maple syrup, Dijon, brown sugar, and garlic.
As soon as the oven is fully heated, pour the marinade over the pork, spreading as well as you can. Cover with aluminum foil and place in the oven.
After 10 minutes, turn the heat down to 100C/200F/Gas ½ and let it cook low and slow for 7-8 hours. Do NOT open the oven door.
Remove pork from the oven and remove the layer of fat.
Use forks or bear claws to pull the pork.
Serve immediately on tortillas with your favorite taco toppings, or cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Notes

You can prepare this recipe in a slow cooker if you prefer. Use boneless pork shoulder and remove the top layer of fat. Place the pork in the crock and pour the marinade over it. Add a cup of water. Cook on low for 8-12 hours.

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