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Tequila Lime Pulled Pork Tacos will blow your regular taco routine right out of the water. Tasty tequila and lime flavor the pulled pork with plenty of other spices, making it a savory adventure for your taste buds. Whip these up and watch everyone devour them in moments!
It’s Friday the 13th…. SPOOKY!!!
Let’s celebrate all the creepiness that is Friday the 13th with tacos and tequila, shall we?!
I’ve never really been one to believe in all that spooky Friday the 13th stuff. To me, it’s just another day. Well, really it’s a Friday so technically it’s a magical day because it signals the end of a generally long week! Though this Friday I am hibernating with my mom for a girls’ trip up in Breckenridge for some serious R&R. There’s nothing like snow-capped mountains, a few margaritas, a massage and some sleep to reset your brain…
There’s also nothing like tequila and tacos to celebrate the end of another week! Or to celebrate any random weeknight. Because tacos are the breathe of life.
I don’t know if I’ve adequately shared my affinity for tacos, but holy crap do I love them. I will actively seek them out (along with any other type of Mexican food). It’s my happy food. My one true comfort food.
The tequila and lime in this pulled pork brings out so much flavor in the pork and the tacos. Something about the booze and the acidic lime juice makes the pork truly sing. Then you load it up with all the delicious toppings you see here and it’s a spicy train headed straight for flavor town (oh yes, I actually just typed those words. For the love of all things holy, who am I turning into over here….?! I think vacation has messed with my brain a bit…)!
Besides, anything made in the slow cooker is truly the key to winning dinner on any given night. Right?
Pin this Tequila Lime Pulled Pork Tacos recipe for later!
Tequila Lime Pulled Pork Tacos
ingredients
- 3 to 3 1/2 lbs pork shoulder
- 1 cup tequila
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 3 garlic cloves smashed
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
- 1/2 Tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 8 to 10 small corn tortillas
- 1 jalapeño seeded and diced
- 1/2 red onion diced
- 1 avocado mashed
- Lime wedges
- Crumbled queso fresco
- Chopped cilantro
instructions
- Add pork, tequila, lime juice, garlic, chili powder, cumin, cayenne and chicken stock to a crockpot or pressure cooker.
- Cook on high in an electric pressure cooker for 80 to 90 minutes, or for 5 to 7 hours in a slow cooker.
- When cooked, remove from cooker and shred using two forks.
- Serve up in corn tortillas and top with mashed avocado, jalapeño, red onion, queso fresco and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
If something this delicious got any simpler it would have to be magic. Seriously, these tacos look amazeballs. Must try them soon!
Are you using Blanco, Reposado or añejo tequila? This looks like something worth trying soon. Like, tomorrow ?
I used blanco! You could also use reposado, but I wouldn’t recommend añejo!
Hi Megan
These tacos were bloooody delish! We didn’t have any avo, so we made a hoisin and greek yoghurt sauce! We add 1 cup of yoghurt and two tablespoons of hoisin, it gives it a really good zingy and sweet flavour to the pulled pork!
Me and the family can’t wait to try another one of your recipes!
I am absolutely thrilled to hear that! I love the idea of the hoisin yogurt sauce – I am definitely going to have to try that myself!
Absolutely delicious! Made the exact recipe and it was superb! I will definitely be making this again.Thank you for another great recipe.
Fantastic, I’m so glad you liked it! It’s one of my favorites 🙂