Recipe: Carnitas tacos with apple salsa | Style at Home

Recipe: Carnitas tacos with apple salsa | Style at Home

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Change a standard taco night into a new, hearty meal with these pork tacos and fresh apple salsa.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tsp each: ancho chili powder, chipotle chili powder, cumin and fine sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 lbs boneless pork shoulder, cut into 3" pieces
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, quartered
  • 4 garlic cloves, smashed
  • Juice of 1 orange
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 large sweet-tart red apple, such as Braeburn or Pink Lady, cored and finely diced
  • 6 green onions (white and pale green parts only), thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely minced
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 12 to 16 corn tortillas, warmed
  • 1 to 2 cups shredded red cabbage
  • 1 cup crumbled queso fresco
  • Lime wedges for serving

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