Sunday, October 4th is NATIONAL TACO DAY!!
Why wait until Taco Tuesday? Here is your guide to the best deals for National Taco Day, the best taco joints in Worcester, and a recipe for DELICIOUS pulled pork tacos if you’re feeling ambitious!
Taco Bell- 418 Park Ave, Worcester MA – only 2 miles from campus!
Using their Taco Gifter on Sunday you can send ANYONE an ‘e-gifted’ taco that they can redeem at a Taco Bell location. I think I’ll be sending myself a taco…
Moe’s Southwest Grill- 3 Stafford Street, Worcester – also only 2 miles from campus!
$5 off a build your own taco kit! Their kits serve 4-6 people and come with 12 soft tortillas, your choice of 2 meats, lettuce, cheese, pico de gallo, rice, beans, sour cream AND chips and queso! Perfect for a FIESTA!
Looking for some quality tacos? Here are the best in Worcester!
Tacos Mexico- 7 Neponset St, Worcester, MA- 5 miles from campus!
This is the “hidden food court gem” of tacos. It’s owned by a brother and sister, is affordable, uses fresh ingredients and serves large portions! Order two tacos and a soda and you’ll spend less than $7- now THAT fits a college student’s budget!
El Patron- 192 Harding St, Worcester- another one 2 miles away!
Owned by a mother and a daughter, El Patron takes pride in their menu, customers and service! They offer new specials every week and the customer favorites find a spot on the menu!
Go-To Slow Cooker Green Chile Pulled Pork Tacos:
There are two versions of this recipe – an easier version with only 4 ingredients and a more in depth version with 10 ingredients. Serve both versions with tortillas, cheese, salsa, sour cream, guacamole and any other toppings of choice!!
Easier Version:
1 three-four lb pork loin
1 large yellow onion, sliced
1 16 ounce jar Green Salsa Verde
1 10 ounce can chicken broth
Salt & pepper to taste
Chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper (optional)
Olive Oil for pan
Salt and pepper the pork loin on all sides
Add enough oil to coat the bottom of a large pan
Once oil is hot (a drop of water will sizzle), add the pork
Sear sides of pork until nicely browned
Turn off heat and move pork to the bowl of a crock pot and add onions If using chili powder, cayenne (for extra heat) or cumin (for smokiness), sprinkle on pork now
Pour jar of salsa verde and can of chicken stock over pork and gently mix
Turn the crock pot to low and cook for 8 hours for 5 hours on high Once cooked, remove pork from the crock pot and shred with two forks. Remove onions from cooking liquid with a slotted spoon and mix with pork
Pour some cooking liquid over the shredded pork, and save some for serving.
“All-In” Version:
1 3-4 lb. Pork Loin
1 Tablespoon oil
1 Onion diced
2 Jalapenos diced
2 4-ounce cans Diced Green Chilies
2 teaspoons Garlic Salt
1 teaspoon Pepper
1 Tablespoon Cumin Powder
3/4 cup Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
1 Lime juiced
Heat large skillet to high heat
Add oil and heat for 1-2 minutes
Add pork loin roast and cook for 5 minutes per side, until golden brown
Once seared, place the pork roast into a slow cooker or instapot.
Top with onion, jalapenos, green chilies, garlic salt, pepper, and cumin powder
Pour in orange juice and lime juice
Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for approximately 5 hours
Once pork is perfectly cooked, use two forks to shred into bite size pieces. Taste and salt and pepper to taste.