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Sliced lime squeezed on pulled pork taco on white corn tortilla topped with chopped onion and jalapeño, cilantro
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Smoked Pork Tacos Recipe

This mouthwatering, easy smoked pork tacos recipe is a very satisfying meal or snack with just a few quality ingredients. 
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Type Smoked Meat
Flavor Savory
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 312kcal
Author Will

Ingredients

  • 4 corn tortilla mission brand
  • 1 cup pulled pork
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped
  • ½ cup cotija cheese crumbled
  • ¼ cup jalapeños chopped
  • ¼ cup white onion chopped
  • 1 avocado sliced 4 pieces
  • 2 limes sliced 4 wedges

Instructions

Smoking the Pork

  • Use left over smoked pulled pork or smoke a pork butt. Smoke 8lb pork butt / shoulder at 250ºF for 6 hours, then increase temperature to 275 for 3 hours or until an internal temperature of 195-202 F.
    For more detailed instruction on smoking pork butt, visit my perfect smoked pork butt recipe.

Prepping Ingredients

  • Shred pork with two forks or a meat claw. Place aside.
  • Chop up white onion, jalapeño, cilantro and place aside. Slice avocado into 4 long slices and quarter the small limes into 8 wedges.
  • Crumble cotija cheese and place aside
  • Toast white corn tortilla in heated pan till it begins to blister. Remove and put on plate. Repeat for all tortillas.

Assemble Tacos

  • Start with the corn tortilla as the base and place ¼ cup of warm pulled pork on top of tortilla.
  • Sprinkle some cotija cheese on top of the pork, then top with chopped white onion, jalapeño, cilantro and 1 avocado slice.
  • Squeeze 1 wedge of lime juice as a finishing touch. Enjoy!

Notes

  • I recommend using Mission brand of white corn tortillas. The corn flavor balances nicely with the flavors of the rest of the ingredients.
  • Warm corn tortilla up in heated pan until it begins to blister, provides a nice crisp texture
  • I prefer Cotija cheese above all other kinds

Nutrition

Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 579mg | Potassium: 377mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 454IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 164mg | Iron: 2mg