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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.

Pork Carnitas Tacos with Spicy Pineapple Slaw

Rachel Riesgraf
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.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner / Lunch
Servings 10 servings

Ingredients
  

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.

Nutritional information is automatically calculated by a third party software and is only an estimate, not a guarantee. This information is provided as courtesy, and you are solely responsible for all decisions related to your health.

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