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Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas Tacos
Flank steak that is rubbed in spices and slow cooks with peppers, jalapeño, and onions all day to tender and juicy perfection! This recipe is easy and will become a family favorite!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 8h 10m⏳ Prep: 10 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pot
- ●slow cooker
- ●skillet
- ●stove
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mix
2
In a small bowl mix the chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.
chili powder2 teaspoonscumin1 teaspoonsalt1 teaspoon
3
Rub the flank steak with the spices and place it in the bottom of the crock pot.
Flank Steak2 pounds
4
Cook
5
Cover the steak with the onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno pepper. Set the slow cooker to LOW and cook for ⏱️ 8 hours.
6
Shred
7
After ⏱️ 8 hours, remove the meat from the crock pot and shred it with a fork. It should be easy to shred. Either put the shredded meat back in the pot for another hour or serve it as is.
8
Serve
9
To serve: heat your corn tortillas in a skillet on the stove. Spoon some carnitas on a tortilla then top with salsa, avocado, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime.
corn tortillassalsasliced avocadocilantro
Nutrition Facts
calories
173 kcal
fat Content
6 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
2 g
sodium Content
364 mg
protein Content
25 g
cholesterol Content
68 mg
carbohydrate Content
4 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
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