Time: 8 hours 45 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

Juicy pulled pork in a rich sauce is a great alternative to ground beef when it comes to tacos. Giada De Laurentiis marins the meat with beer, adds orange zest, spices, and chipotle peppers, and simmers it in a slow cooker until tender and flavorful, with a hint of smoke. A properly cooked shoulder will shred easily. Serve the pulled pork in tortillas with a variety of taco toppings to suit your tastes.

Ingredients:

Pulled pork

• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 0.5 tsp ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 0.5 tsp dried oregano
• 900 g pork shoulder
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 crushed cloves of garlic
• 1 chipotle in adobo sauce + 1 tsp. adobo sauce
• 0.5 cups of beer, such as Modelo Especial
• 0.5 tsp grated orange zest (half an orange)

Taco Side Dishes

• 12 wheat flatbreads
• 8 radishes, thinly sliced
• 1 small head of Savoy cabbage, finely shredded
• 0.5 cups cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
• 0.5 cup sour cream
• 1 cup crumbled feta
• 1 avocado, diced
• 3 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 3 limes, cut into wedges

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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pork shoulder, tacos, light beer, cumin, coriander, oregano, Avocado, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, Orange zest

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Pulled porkIn a small bowl, combine cumin, coriander, salt, and oregano. Rub the spice mixture into the meat.
  
  Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and sear on all sides, about 3 minutes per side.
Step 2
• Meanwhile, in a 3.5-quart slow cooker, combine the onion, garlic, chipotle peppers, and adobo sauce, then add the beer and orange zest. Add the browned meat and any juices. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 6 hours.
Step 3
• Once the pork is tender, shred it with two forks. Return the shredded meat to the slow cooker and toss with the onions and sauce. Keep the meat in the slow cooker so guests can build their own tacos with a variety of toppings.

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