Tacos de Lengua

Browning and crisping the tongue is key to great tacos, adding a bit of texture to the meltingly rich meat.

Carnitas Tacos with Slow Cooked Pork

These pork carnitas tacos are delicious and beyond simple! Pork shoulder is browned, covered with water and spices and slow cooked in the oven until tender!

Stewed Pork Bung (Large Intestine)

As a topping for noodles or filling for tacos, pork bung (large intestines) pair well with pickles because the sourness cuts through the fattiness of the organ.

Tacos de Castacán Con Queso (Yucatecan Pork Belly and Cheese Tacos)

Castacán is the Yucatecan version of crispy pork belly. These tacos are crisped up on a griddle, then topped with shredded cheese. As the cheese melts, it oozes into the spaces between the meat, binding the bits of pork belly together. The whole thing sizzles until the cheese is browned and crisped.

No-Waste Tacos de Carnitas With Salsa Verde

Our carnitas recipe is easier than the traditional bucket-of-lard method, and produces results that are juicy and flavorful with plenty of browned crispy bits.

Carnitas Taco From 'Tacolicious'

Crispy bits of slow-cooked pork, ready to cradle in a warm tortilla—carnitas is rightfully one of the best-loved taco fillings out there. In Tacolicious, Sara Deseran and Joe Hargrave go a fairly traditional route for their carnitas: Fatty pork shoulder gets marinated overnight, then slow-cooked stovetop in the marinade and lard, after which it's pan-fried until delectably crisp.

Pulled pork tacos

Pulled pork and tacos - the perfect weekend dish!

Sous Vide Carnitas for Tacos (Crispy Mexican-Style Pulled Pork)

Crisp, juicy, and tender carnitas are the undisputed king of the taco cart. While they're great using our oven recipe, they're even better when cooked sous vide. Here's how.

Tacos Árabes (Pita-Wrapped, Cumin-Marinated-Pork Tacos)

Tacos árabes, a Pueblan specialty with Middle Eastern influence, feature juicy cumin-marinated pork in a warm pita-bread wrapper. This recipe recreates the spit-roasted flavor in the oven and on the stovetop. Splashes of spicy chipotle salsa and cooling garlic-yogurt sauce are the perfect complementary condiments.

Shredded Pork in Ancho-Orange Sauce (Chilorio) from 'Pati's Mexican Table'

Carnitas make for one of the best taco fillings: slow braised pork, shredded and then crisped up before serving, is perfect unadorned in a warm corn tortilla. But what if you're looking to take it up a notch? In Pati's Mexican Table, Pati Jinich presents a different version of braised and shredded pork, this time fancied up with orange juice and a fragrant, tangy ancho chile sauce. With a generous pour of apple cider vinegar, the finished dish tastes almost like Mexican pulled pork—and I wouldn'...