Do you ever get an urge to really clean your house? I don’t mean just your usual dusting and vacuuming, but a REALLY good cleaning? I officially declare this past weekend Spring Cleaning Weekend. That’s what went down in this house. We dusted everything, scrubbed the kitchen and bathrooms. I even cleaned all of the baseboards. Holy dust, Batman! I washed all the rugs and blankets. Now I just have to re-organize our pantry and I think I will feel complete.
I also spent a good part of Friday and Saturday night going through the monstrous stack of cooking magazines I have collected over the last few years. Seriously, I had magazines going back to 2008. I went through each one and pulled out all of the recipes I wanted. Then I got a binder and page protectors and got to work on making my cooking magazine cookbook. The old magazines get to be hauled down to the recycle bin by my poor husband. Hope he doesn’t break his back carrying them down the stairs.
With all the cleaning happening, I wasn’t feeling up to making a big dinner. A slow cooker meal was definitely in order. We love Mexican food in this house. We could probably eat it everyday and be really happy. Instead of our usual chicken or beef tacos, I opted for pork this time around. This was a great meal to eat after all the cleaning!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless pork shoulder
- 1/4 cup lime juice (about 2 limes)
- 1 tbs. chili powder
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 2 cups beer (pale ale, I used Corona; or 2 cups chicken broth)
- tortillas
- Cheese
- Sour Cream
- Avocado
- Black Beans
- Tomatoes
Instructions
- Add the pork shoulder to a slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix together the lime juice, chili powder, salt, garlic, cumin, and oregano. Pour the spice mixture over the pork. Add the beer to the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.
- When the pork is done, remove the meat from the slow cooker onto a cutting board or dish and shred with a fork. Add the meat back into the slow cooker to soak up all of the juice. Serve in warmed tortillas with desired taco toppings.
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after reading your post I am staring at the magazine stack in my room…
Ok I need the Deep Cleaning toooo ..
Beautiful tacos and i really enjoyed reading facts about you…
have a great week.
Whenever I see delicious slow cooker recipe, I tell myself “BUY NOW!”…. even though it’s a little impossible with my space in the kitchen. These tacos look YUMMY! I’ve made pulled pork once for tacos and it’s been a while since then. I’m inspired to make this soon!
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I’m with Nami…MUST BUY SLOW-COOKER STAT….but for now I’ll have to make do with my Le Creuset dutch oven…Any suggestions for not “overdoing” the cooking process and keeping the pork moist?…Also…do you suggest any specific kinds of tortilla? Flour or corn…or 100% limed corn ones (I can find them in Switzerland at the North American Market…?
Good on you for your thorough Spring Cleaning…I accumulate WAY too many food revues…but I haven’t the heart to throw them away (recycle I mean!) or go through them for fear I’ll “accidently” throw out some possible “gem” of a recipe…it’s so ridiculous on my part…I realize! Hopefully this recipe will inspire me to finally go through things!
Hi Donna. You can certainly make this in a dutch oven. I would recommend cooking at 325 F for about 2 hours. Definitely keep an eye on it that last half hour though. It may just need about 1 1/2 hours. You can baste the pork with some of the juice every 30 mins or half way through. As for the tortillas, that is totally up to you! We like corn tortillas in this house, but you can use flour tortillas too. Whichever you prefer!
Having a weekend like that always makes me feel so good and accomplished. Things must be looking really good over at your place. Nice that you had a lovely dinner waiting for you.
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You’re amazing… if I did all that cleaning and organizing, I would have ordered pizza!
This looks way better than any old pizza anyway! Good for you getting it all done this weekend! I need to do that to my cooking mags.
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Oh, wow, these tacos look yummy. Tacos are categorized under my favorite things to eat, and these should be in that category.
I love the lime in this – it looks like a perfect treat!
Mmm tacos!
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I love doing pulled pork like this, so thanks for reminding me that I need to fire up my Crock Pot again! These tacos look absolutely mouthwatering, Stephanie. Great recipe and pretty photos!
Hilarious! I also spent the weekend cleaning! I even busted out my toothbrush to scrub the hard to reach parts
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I have a serious magazine problem too. Oy. Maybe I can motivate to do the big clean out next weekend.
In the meantime, these tacos look amazing. I’ve love to try them with tempeh and a bunch of cilantro.
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Great flavors on these, Stephanie! They look mouthwatering!
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I have a slow-cooker (really I just used my dutch oven) recipe similar to this – but I didn’t cook mine in beer – which now I am really wishing I did because I think is a AWESOME idea!! How did that not dawn on me?! Well, I guess I better make them again with beer! Darn… (sarcasm.) hahah
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Ya gotta try the beer!
Love simple but delicious slow cooker recipes like this.
Haven’t made tacos for ages! Thanks inspiring me, Stephanie!
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Steph, dear dear woman… next time this mood hits, please call me. I will happily supply you with my home address
Please bring some of these tacos with however when you do, because they sound fantastic!
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I need to make this! It looks wonderful. We love anything Mexican.
I did a similar thing with all my magazines before we moved. Unfortunately I haven’t kept it up, so 6 months later and it is kind of out of control again
How yummy is this dish, I love anything made in a slow cooker. Looks So Delish!
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Time to put pork shoulder on my shopping list…these tacos look incredible!!!
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I have heard of these urges….. if it ever happens to me, it must be such a quiet, delicate nudge that I don’t notice.
Pulled pork tacos, on the other hand? Now THAT is an urge I notice!!
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From the slow cooker you say… what an impressive result. Love the combination of chili and lime… always a winner in my books!
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Hi Stephanie,
Love the recipe!!! Love the site!!! Please keep it comin!!! As far as the recipes, What I love is how you set everything up, the pics say it all! I’ll definitely spread the word.
Once again BRAVO!
P.S.
I’ve already book marked your post.
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I feel like doing spring cleaning every other week, but then I get lazy. It’s amazing how quickly dust can accumulate.
I’m loving this slow cooker recipe. A slow cooker can come in so handy when you just don’t feel like cooking but you still want a homemade meal on the table. Well done!
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Those look fabulous! Perfectly flavored with just enough spice.
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This is one of my favorite dishes when we eat Tex Mex. I think it is because I see it as healthier since it is not real saucy and you can add chunks of veggies. Your plating here does look tasty. Also, it was a perfect choice for a busy day. Good luck finishing your spring clean out. I am doing that also, but it is a slow process!
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See, I get in spurts of deep cleaning mode. I had a week off of school not too long ago and decided to redo our guest room – I throughout (donated!) clothes that I didn’t even know I had – and made a cluttered room into a “livable” room. I definitely had to take one room at a time – my bathroom is next – hopefully this weekend! And I might just have a crockpot of these tacos simmering while I do it =)
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Oh, I have my clean the house moments and my husband says I am histerical but as much tiring as it is I love to saty in a really clean house. I love Mexican too and this one would be perfect for my family too!
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This is right up my alley! I love slow cookers they are so versatile! I mean really really versatile. You can cook so many different things in them. You did such a nice job with this. I am sure that meat is just outstanding. The texture of meat out of the slow cookers is always divine!
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Thank you all so much for your sweet comments!!
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I would give my left shoulder for some pork shoulder right now!
These tacos look sooooo good! It’s 6am and now I’m thinking, I need to find a taco place. And I love your idea for organizing recipes from magazines. I recently went through all of mine (for finding photos) and I realized how many I’m holding on to–yes, I told my husband that we had to ship them all here too, or I wasn’t coming 
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Awesome Tacos, really looks great ..
it would be heaven if you lettin to take a bite
These are making me so hungry! They look so good!
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That taco looks delicious.
Great recipe! I topped these with a ginger-lime slaw ( http://www.food.com/recipe/ginger-lime-cole-slaw-395163 )…amazing!
I was going to make another slow-cooker pulled pork taco recipe, except I had one major ingredient missing. In a frantic google search for another recipe, I came across yours, and I think we are going to like it even more! Thank you!!
I hope you enjoy the recipe!