Looking for a delicious dinner idea or a crowd-pleaser for your next potluck? This mouthwatering recipe for slow cooker pineapple pork tacos is a sure bet. The pork butt turns out juicy, tender, and bursting with sweet and savory goodness.
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Ingredients
- 3.5 LB pork butt
- 2 tbsp barbecue rub of your choice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup barbecue sauce
- 20 oz can pineapple, diced or crushed
For serving tacos…
- Flour tortillas
- Avocado
- Sour cream
- Cilantro
How to make slow cooker pineapple pork tacos
- Preheat the Crock-Pot by setting it to low. Rub pork butt all over with barbecue rub.
- Heat a large skillet on medium heat with olive oil. Once hot, add the pork and sear all over without burning the spices. Adjust heat to medium-low if needed.
- Transfer pork aside and reserve fat in the pan. Carefully add water to the skillet on medium heat, gently stirring with a spoon to deglaze the pan. Transfer this liquid into the Crock-Pot.
- Add barbecue sauce to the bottom of the Crock-Pot and stir to combine with the liquid.
- Add the can of diced or crushed pineapple to the bottom of the Crock-Pot and stir.
- Reserve a large spoonful of pineapple barbecue mixture.
- Place the pork butt into the Crock-Pot and top with the reserved pineapple barbecue mixture.
- Close the Crock-Pot and cook on low for 8 hours or until the pork falls apart.
- Once done, transfer the pork to a bowl, removing any twine if present.
- Optionally, add a couple spoonfuls of the pineapple pork mixture to the pork for added moisture and flavor.
- Shred the pork with a fork. Add more barbecue sauce to the pork and toss to combine, if desired
- To make tacos, heat up flour tortillas, add the desired amount of pineapple pork, and top with avocado, sour cream, and cilantro.
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Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Tacos Recipe | SipBiteGo
Ingredients
- 3.5 LB pork butt
- 2 tbsp barbecue rub of your choice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup barbecue sauce
- 20 oz can pineapple diced or crushed
For serving in tacos…
- Flour tortillas
- Avocado
- Sour cream
- Cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat the Crock-Pot by setting it to low. Rub pork butt all over with barbecue rub.
- Heat a large skillet on medium heat with olive oil. Once hot, add the pork and sear all over without burning the spices. Adjust heat to medium-low if needed.
- Transfer pork aside and reserve fat in the pan. Carefully add water to the skillet on medium heat, gently stirring with a spoon to deglaze the pan. Transfer this liquid into the Crock-Pot.
- Add barbecue sauce to the bottom of the Crock-Pot and stir to combine with the liquid.
- Add the can of diced or crushed pineapple to the bottom of the Crock-Pot and stir.
- Reserve a large spoonful of pineapple barbecue mixture.
- Place the pork butt into the Crock-Pot and top with the reserved pineapple barbecue mixture.
- Close the Crock-Pot and cook on low for 8 hours or until the pork falls apart.
- Once done, transfer the pork to a bowl, removing any twine if present.
- Optionally, add a couple spoonfuls of the pineapple pork mixture to the pork for added moisture and flavor.
- Shred the pork with a fork. Add more barbecue sauce to the pork and toss to combine, if desired
- To make tacos, heat up flour tortillas, add the desired amount of pineapple pork, and top with avocado, sour cream, and cilantro.
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