Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Pork Carnitas Tacos
Pork Carnitas Tacos brings together pork carnitas, spicy tomato salsa sauce, and tortillas. The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Total
- 10 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 16 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Pork
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Preparation & total time
- Quick dinners · Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dish type
- Tacos
A few quick notes
1. Keep the package nearby
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
2. Warm the tortillas near the finish
Keep the tortilla-warming step close to serving. Get the filling through its cooking steps first, then follow the method for warming and filling.
3. Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Get to know the ingredients
Pork carnitas
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Pile up Pork Carnitas on a plate.
Spicy tomato salsa sauce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Heat oil in a saucepan over medium high heat.
Tortillas
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Warm tortillas, according to packet instructions.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 7 steps completeMake room for Pork Carnitas Tacos
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve with Spicy Tomato Salsa on the side as the sauce! Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the saucepan. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Heat oil in a saucepan over medium high heat.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Serve with Spicy Tomato Salsa on the side as the sauce!
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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