Brazed pork shoulder tacos

Name: Brazed pork shoulder tacos
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Cuisine: American, Latin American
Ingredients: 3-1/2 lbs pork shoulder cubes 1-1/2"; 1 medium onion sliced; 2 red chilies fine dice; 1 cup apple juice; 1 cup chicken stock; 3 sprigs tyme; 1 tbsp chili powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp cumin; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 3 tbsp oil; 3 cloves garlic sliced

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:2h

Braised pork recipe for tacos, etc. dry brine ahead if desired.

Updated at: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 01:21:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories423.9 kcal (21%)

Total Fat28.2 g (40%)

Carbs8.2 g (3%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein32.8 g (66%)

Sodium185.5 mg (9%)

Fiber1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

3.5 lbspork shoulder

1 cupchicken stock

3 sprigsthyme

1 Tbspchili powder

1 tspgarlic powder

1 tsppaprika

1 tsponion powder

½ tspcumin

2 Tbspapple cider vinegar

3 Tbspoil

3 clovesgarlic

sliced

Instructions

Step 1

Heat braising pan with oil and brown pork cubes. Brown in batches if necessary and remove from pan. Deglaze pan before next step if fond is close to burning and reserve juices. Preheat oven to 285°F.

Step 2

Add oil to pan and saute onions and chilies. Add garlic after a few minutes. Add all spices except tyme. Add 1 tbsp flour. Add apple juice, stock, and apple cider vinegar after fond develops. Scrape fond from bottom.

Step 3

Bring to a boil and adjust for salt, keeping in mind it will greatly reduce during cooking. Add pork back into pan, making sure it's in a single layer about 3/4 covered by liquid.

Step 4

Put pan in oven with lid OFF and cook for 1.5-2 hours or until fork tender.

Step 5

Mix pork with juices and let rest 20 mins.

Step 6

Remove pork. Reduce juices until desired salt level, thicken with starch slurry if necessary. Add pork back in and mix.