Slow Cooker Smokey Pulled Pork Tacos

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      On Thursdays I don’t get home from work until 6:30.  Well, that’s not exactly true.  I work until 3:30, then tutor students until 4:30, and then I got to Zumba from 5-6.  On those days I’m always exhausted when I get home so I always try to have something in the slow cooker.  I’ve been finding some wonderful crock-pot recipes lately and I currently have a stack of them sitting on my bedside table.

     I recently made these smoky pulled pork tacos.  This was super easy to put together in the crock-pot and smelled delicious by the time I got home.  The spiciness of the green chilies, the smokiness of the chipotles, and the sweetness of the brown sugar combine to make a great tasting taco meat.  The taste and texture were much better then plain old ground beef and it only to minutes to shred the pork once I got home. 

     We had our tacos with lettuce, cheese, black beans, sour cream, and rice.  We made nachos with it on the weekend and they were really good.  I love making dishes that can be used in different way when eating them later on in the week.  It would also be good on a bun as a sweet and spicy pulled pork sandwich.

Slow Cooker Smoky Pulled Pork Tacos (adapted from Tasty Trials)
3 lb. pork shoulder roast
2 c. salsa
4 oz. can green chiles
2 chipotles in adobe, finely chopped
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 bottle Mexican beer
1 t. salt

For serving:
Tortillas
Cheddar cheese
Sour cream
Black beans

1.  Trim the pork of excess fat.

2.  Combine the salsa, green chilies, chipotles, brown sugar, and salt in the bottom of a crock-pot.  Mix well.

3.  Place the pork roast in the salsa mixture and spoon some on top of the pork.  Pour the beer over top of everything in the crock-pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

4.  When ready to serve use two forks and shred the pork, leaving it in the salsa. 

5.  Serve on tortillas with cheese, sour cream, and black beans.

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