Crispy Cheese Pork Carnitas Tacos
These crispy cheese pork carnitas tacos are the perfect combination of caramelized Mexican cheese, pulled pork, pico de gallo and an easy chipotle lime sour cream. They are exploding with amazing flavors and textures and will be the best thing you try in some time!
Servings: 12 small tacos
Calories: 203kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Crispy Cheese Tacos
- 1 pack 12 count street taco mini flour tortillas
- 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese
Fillings
- 3 cups shredded pork carnitas
- 1 1/2 cup pico de gallo
Chipotle Lime Sour Cream
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- juice of one lime
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 chipotle in adobo finely diced
- 1 Tablespoon adobo sauce
- dash of salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the chipotle lime sour cream ingredients and store refrigerated.
- In a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, cook the carnitas in a drizzle of olive oil until they are warmed through and the edges are crispy. Set aside and cover.
- Wipe the non-stick skillet or griddle clean and add the tortillas to the pan. Cook for 30-60 seconds on each side until warmed through. Set aside and cover.
- Carefully add 1/4 cup of shredded cheese in a thin circles the size of the tortilla to the pan. Cook for 60-90 seconds until the cheese is bubbly and the bottom of the cheese is golden brown.
- Place a warmed tortilla on top of each cheese circle and press down firmly. Using a spatula carefully work the caramelized cheese off the pan. Set the crispy cheese tortillas on a plate and cover. Repeat until all 12 tortillas have crispy cheese.
- Top the crispy cheese tortillas with caramelized pork carnitas, pico de gallo and chipotle lime sour cream. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1small taco | Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 261mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g