Sriracha Honey Pulled Pork Tacos
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Pork tenderloin is slow cooked in a crockpot with sriracha, honey and spices to create these easy & scrumptious pulled pork tacos!
On a scale of 1-10, how much do I love tacos? I’d have to save that I’m at about a 12!
When I was 18 years old, I moved to Southern California from Oklahoma. I quickly realized that Mexican food in Oklahoma was very different than Mexican food in California!
My favorite story to tell is from a friends birthday dinner at a Mexican restaurant in San Diego only about 2 months after moving here. I asked for queso on the side of my chips. The server said, “like cheese?” I said, “yes, like melted cheese.” So he literally melted some shredded cheese on a plate and handed it to me, lol!
If you grew up on Tex-Mex, you know that by queso, I meant velvetta + rotel. This type of queso is traditionally served with chips and salsa before any Mexican meal in Oklahoma.
After that dinner, I knew that if I wanted the traditional Tex-Mex I grew up on, I was going to have to make it myself!
Since I began blogging, one of my favorite things to do is combine my Tex-Mex roots with the California Mexican food that I’ve come to know and love in San Diego.
While tacos are served in both Oklahoma Tex-Mex restaurants and San Diego Mexican restaurants, some of the ingredients and flavors will remain the same, while some of them are very different.
For this recipe I threw all the rules out the window and combined two of my favorite sweet and spicy ingredients together, Sriracha and honey!
I slow cooked pork tenderloin in a scrumptious rub and sauce, then pulled the tender meat apart and made it into, you guessed it, tacos!
Sriracha Honey Pulled Pork Tacos Ingredients
- 3 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 lbs pork tenderloin
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- ¼ cup sriracha
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 12 small tortillas (corn or flour)
Combine the chili powder, cumin, paprika, sea salt and black pepper in a small bowl.
Rub this mixture on the pork tenderloin in a slow cooker.
In another bowl, whisk the tomato sauce, Sriracha, honey, apple cider vinegar and crushed garlic together.
Pour this mixture over the pork in the slow cooker.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours.
Once the pork is finished slow cooking, it will easily fall apart with a couple of forks in the slow cooker.
Serve in tortillas with your choice of toppings.
I added fresh avocado, cilantro and pickled jalapenos.
Such a simple recipe to whip together, but the end result is so flavorful!
I made these for Kurt yesterday and he ate 5 of them. I think he liked them! 😉
Looking for more great taco recipes? (Because one can really never have enough tacos in their life!) Try some of my other favorites like Korean BBQ Chicken Tacos, Sriracha Steak Tacos or Chipotle Honey Glazed Salmon Tacos!
Sriracha Honey Pulled Pork Tacos
Ingredients
- 3 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 lbs pork tenderloin
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- ¼ cup Sriracha
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 12 small tortillas, corn or flour
Instructions
- Combine the chili powder, cumin, paprika, sea salt and black pepper in a small bowl.
- Rub this mixture on the pork tenderloin in a slow cooker.
- In another bowl, whisk the tomato sauce, Sriracha, honey, apple cider vinegar and crushed garlic together.
- Pour this mixture over the pork in the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours.
- Once the pork is finished slow cooking, it will easily fall apart with a couple of forks in the slow cooker.
- Serve in tortillas with your choice of toppings.
Nutrition Facts
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9 Comments on “Sriracha Honey Pulled Pork Tacos”
Recipe for bbq baked beans please
Hi Dixie, you can find that recipe here: https://whitneybond.com/baked-beans/
How many inches do you consider a small tortilla? I would love to try this, but I need a better idea about the size.
Hi Betty, I use tortillas 6-8 inches in size for this recipe. Enjoy!
Do you think you could double this recipe for a party? What changes would I need to make?
Hi Mary,
Absolutely! No need to change the recipe, just simply double the ingredients! Enjoy 🙂
Another great recipe. I didn’t have Sriracha on hand, and it was still delicious with Tabasco Chipotle hot sauce.
Thanks Erica! So glad it worked well with what you had on hand 🙂
Its yummy dish and i love the Mexican flavor.. Thanks for sharing it with us……