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Chipotle pork tacos with pineapple salsa and guacamole with a bowl of pickled red onions, squeezed oranges, and jalapeño

Cheesy Double Shell Chipotle Pork Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

  • Author: the old woman and the sea
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours
  • Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Mexican, Latin American, Tacos
  • Cuisine: Dinners

Ingredients

Scale

Pork

lb pork tenderloin

1 lime, zested & juiced

2 oranges, zested & juiced

6 garlic cloves, minced

½ white onion, chopped

2 chipotle in adobo sauce, minced

3 TBs brown sugar

½ cup chicken broth

1 cinnamon stick

2 tsps ground cumin

2 tsps dried oregano

1 tsp paprika

2 TBs apple cider vinegar

1 tsp salt

½ tsp ground pepper

Cheesy Double Shells

168” flour tortillas

8 oz shredded cheddar, or more to taste

nonstick spray

Pineapple Salsa

1 pineapple, diced

1 jalapeño, minced ~ deseeded if desired

1 cup purple cabbage, roughly chopped

handful cilantro, roughly chopped

3 scallions, chopped

To Serve

cotija

guacamole

pickled red onions

cilantro


Instructions

In your slow cooker, mix together the lime zest and juice, orange zest and juice, garlic, onion, chipotle in adobo, brown sugar, chicken broth, cinnamon stick, cumin, oregano, paprika, apple cider vinegar, salt, and pepper. Add the pork tenderloin and flip to coat. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours, flipping halfway through if desired.

Remove the pork and roughly chop it into about ¾” to 1” chunks of meat. Return it to the slow cooker until ready to serve.

Meanwhile, prepare the pineapple slaw. In a medium bowl, toss together the pineapple, jalapeño, cabbage, cilantro, and scallions. Let sit until ready to serve.

Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and spray with nonstick spray. Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of cheddar cheese on top of eight tortillas then top with another tortilla. Working in batches of one to two, fry the tortillas until the cheese melts, flipping and browning both sides ~ about 1 to 2 minutes per side.

Fill the tacos with pork, top with pineapple slaw, cotija, guacamole, pickled red onions, and additional cilantro. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Chipotle pork tacos with pineapple salsa and guacamole with a bowl of pickled red onions, squeezed oranges, and jalapeño


Keywords: tacos, pork tacos, carnitas tacos, carnitas de puerco, pineapple slaw, chipotle tacos, double shell tacos, gorditas, slow cooker tacos