Рецепт Ground Pork Carnitas Tacos

by Renee@MKA

This post is sponsored by OhioPork.org. All opinions are my own. Love the taste of pork carnitas, but hate the long cooking time? If so, then these Ground Pork Carnitas Tacos are for you! Quick and easy, these tacos are ready in about 30 minutes. Ground pork is cooked and seasoned then topped with salsa verde, cotija cheese, cilantro and pickled onions for a tasty Mexican cuisine inspired meal...just in time for Cinco de Mayo! I'm honored and delighted to be partnering again with the Ohio Pork Council for this post because I believe in supporting a local industry that gives back to the community.  Did you know that Ohio Pork Farmers donate pork to our local food banks each year the week prior to Easter? This year, Ohio pork farmers delivered 17,400 pounds of ground pork, which translates to 87,000 meals of pork, to local food banks for needy Ohio families. You might remember my trip last December to the Shoup Brothers Hog Farm. The Shoup Brothers are one of those generous pork farms that donate each year. Since the program began in 2009 over 1.7 million meals of pork have been donated by generous pork farmers like the Shoup Brothers. Today, I'm featuring a recipe made with ground pork to honor those farmers for their donations! With 19 grams per serving, ground pork is a great economic protein for your family. I picked up the ground pork I used in this recipe for $1.99 per pound! These Ground Pork Carnitas Tacos could not be any easier to make...and they are as delicious as the slow cooked kind! They are full of the same flavors you would use if you were making them with a braised pork shoulder, but take only 30 minutes to make from start to finish. This makes them an ideal choice for a weeknight meal. Topping your Ground Pork Carnitas Tacos! The toppings I chose for these tacos are from toppings on a tacos I love from a local restaurant, BOMBA. BOMBA serves many different taco varieties, but by far, my favorite one is the Tomatillo Pork taco. It's a taco with seasoned shredded pork that's topped with pickled red onion, tomatillo salsa, and aji verde. It's incredible! While my version isn't an exact copycat, it does have all the same flavors. I top Ground Pork Carnitas Tacos with some jarred salsa verde, Mexican Cotija cheese, cilantro and pickled onions. The pickled onions are the icing on the cake and you don't want to skip these!  It gives these tacos a sweet crunch and the acid cuts through the slightly fatty pork perfectly! (Get the recipe for quick pickled onions in this post.)  You can serve these tacos on either soft corn or flour tortillas. We love them on either. My family gave these tacos two thumbs up and so will yours! Put them on your Cinco de Mayo menu this year! Ground Pork Carnitas Tacos By Renee Paj Get the same taste as slow cooked pork carnitas with this quick and easy ground pork recipe. Then assemble into tacos with salsa verde, cotija cheese, cilantro, and pickled onions! Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds ground pork 1 small onion, diced 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsp. dried oregano 2 tsp. cumin salt and pepper, to your liking 1/2 cup orange juice 12 taco sized (6-inch) warm soft flour or corn tortillas jarred salsa verde sauce grated Cotija cheese cilantro, if desired pickled onions (get recipe for quick pickled onions here) Instructions In large non-stick skillet sprayed with cooking spray, saute onion and jalapeno pepper on med heat until they begin to soften (about 5-7 minutes). Add in ground pork, garlic, oregano, cumin and salt and pepper. Brown pork and break it up as it cooks. (a potato masher works great for this!)  Continue to cook mixture until pork is well browned and at least 140 degrees F. (think sausage like browning - the browning gives the pork extra flavor!) and the onion and peppers are soft. Drain off any excess fat. Return meat to pan and increase heat to med-high. Add in orange juice and stir. Allow juice to come to boil and reduce by at least half. Take off heat and keep warm. To assemble tacos, warm the tortillas. Place tortillas on a plate and add meat, salsa, cheese, cilantro and pickled onion. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 00 hrs. 10 mins. Cook time: 00 hrs. 20 mins. Total time: 30 mins. Printable Recipe Pin it! Like what you see?  Follow RKA on all these social networks!! Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and Instagram