Pork Carnitas Tacos with Spicy Pineapple Slaw
Mexican Pork Carnitas Tacos with Spicy Pineapple Slaw combines all the best flavors. The slow-cooked carnitas are smoky, delicious, and perfectly crisp, and the spicy pineapple slaw adds the perfect amount of spice and sweetness to the tacos.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 105kcal
Ingredients
- Pork carnitas my favorite recipe
- Small corn or flour tortillas
Spicy Pineapple Slaw
- ½ small head green cabbage shredded or thinly sliced
- ½ small head red cabbage shredded or thinly sliced
- ½ red onion thinly sliced
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
- ½ fresh pineapple diced
- 1 jalapeno seeded and diced
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Optional toppings:
- Pico de gallo or salsa
- Sriracha mayo see notes
- Avocado or guacamole
- Cilantro
- Mexican cheese I like Queso Fresco
- Fresno chile pepper or red jalapeno, seeded and thinly sliced
Instructions
Spicy Pineapple Slaw:
- In a large bowl, toss together cabbage, onion, cilantro, pineapple, and jalapeno.
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, lime juice, honey, salt, and pepper. Add vinaigrette to cabbage mixture and toss to combine. Let sit for 10-15 minutes. Before serving, toss again.
Assemble tacos:
- Warm tortillas quickly in a dry skillet or over an open flame on a gas stove (keep a close eye on them).
- Fill tortillas with pork carnitas and top with spicy pineapple slaw (I like to double stack my tortilla shells in case one breaks).
- Top with your favorite toppings!
Notes
- For the pork carnitas, I love making my Mexican Slow Cooker Smoky Pork Carnitas.
- To make sriracha mayo, whisk together 2 parts mayo with 1 part sriracha. If desired, you can thin it out with a little lime juice or water.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 249mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 609IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg
