Carnitas Potato Taco

⚽ World Cup 2018 Game 42 – Mexico vs. Sweden

I missed #tacotuesday yesterday because I was saving the CARNITAS POTATO TACO for today’s game. Crispy Swedish hash brown potato pancakes serve as the “tortilla” for the juicy slow-cooked Mexican carnitas. The potato pancake is a delicious vehicle for the taco, where each bite tastes like you stuffed your mouth with McDonalds fries and the best carnitas taco at the same time.

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Carnitas Potato Taco

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

european, Mexican, South American, Swedish

Servings

Ingredients

Potato Pancake

• 2 large russett potatoes
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup AP flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder

Carnitas

• 4 lb pork butt
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 2 TBSP oregano
• 2 TBSP olive oil
• 2 oranges juiced
• 1 jalapeno roughly sliced
• 1 onion quartered
• 6 cloves garlic

Carnitas Potato Taco

• 1 onion chopped
• 1 cup fresh cilantro chopped
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Course Main Dish Cuisine european, Mexican, South American, Swedish Servings Ingredients Potato Pancake 2 large russett potatoes 2 eggs 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup AP flour 1/4 tsp baking powder Carnitas 4 lb pork butt salt and pepper 1/2 tsp cumin 2 TBSP oregano 2 TBSP olive oil 2 oranges juiced 1 jalapeno roughly sliced 1 onion quartered 6 cloves garlic Carnitas Potato Taco 1 onion chopped 1 cup fresh cilantro chopped 1/2 cup salsa 1/4 cup sour cream

Instructions

Carnitas

1. Wash and wipe dry the pork butt. Generously season the outside with salt and pepper. Combine oregano + cumin + olive oil and rub over the pork.
2. Put pork in an Instapot and add orange juice + jalapeno + onion + garlic. Set Instapot to cook on meat for 2 hours.
3. Remove and shred with fork. Set aside.

Potato Pancake

1. Peel and finely grate the potatoes.
2. In a medium bowl, mix egg + salt + black pepper + chili powder + AP flour + baking powder. Add the grated potatoes and mix well.
3. Heat an 8 inch skillet to medium high heat. Add a TBSP of olive oil and pour in 1/4 cup of potato batter. Spread the batter out thinly and cook for 4 minutes and flip. Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes until both sides are browned. Repeat until you've used up all the potato batter.
4. To serve, top a potato pancake with 1/2 cup of the carnitas. Top with onion + cilantro + salsa + sour cream.

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