Slow Cooker Pork Tacos With Hoisin and Ginger Recipe (2024)

Reading the notes, I added to the base. 3 star anise, 1/4 cup of garlic chili sauce, 3 tbsp of honey, 1/2 tsp ground clove, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, juice of 3 limes (needed acid. really punched up all flavors!) 2tbs rice wine vinegar. Pork butt dusted with Zingerman's coffee spice rub. OMG this is righteous! I didn't add any Siracha until we made the tacos. Nice balance of flavors and very good meal.

I've made this several times, each time better than the last! I love that there is always plenty of amazingly flavorful broth left over which I turn into a terrific soup; rice noodles, shredded pork, more cilantro, bean sprouts.

Excellent made with chicken thighs instead of pork, will go into my slow cooker rotation.

I made this with pork loin instead of the shoulder. I chunked the loin and cooked it on high in the crock pot for about 3 hours. Then took out the pork, finely cut it, and added it back into the sauce. The meat absorbs most of the sauce. The first time I made this, I thought it was too salty (too much fish sauce), so I used less the second time, and liked it better.

You can go with your butcher's recommendation, sure. Fat is flavor. On the other hand: there's a lot of fat. A lot. I cooked the recipe both ways and a few others too, getting it ready for your use. My conclusion: skin-on, fat-on, in the slow cooker, leads to a too-greasy result. (I'd never say that about oven-cooking a pork shoulder. See, for example, our bo ssam: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12197-momof*ckus-bo-ssam

I made this in an electric pressure cooker to see if it could be made fast instead of slow! It worked perfectly. Made 1/2 the recipe with 2 lbs. trimmed pork butt cut into 4 pieces (no bone). I added a touch more water (a couple of tablespoons). Cooked at high pressure for 35 minutes and let the pressure release naturally. I de-fatted the liquid and reduced it by about 25% before recombining with the shredded meat.

I love this dish. Made it with boneless pork shoulder. Couldn't have been more tender. I'm a big fan of the sweet and fishy, so this fills the bill. Used broccoli slaw mix with equal parts rice vinegar and sweet Asian chili sauce. Put the cilantro sprigs, finely chopped peanuts and sliced green onions out for condiments. In a word, yum!

My 7 year old son said ,"this is a million times better than I was expecting!" I'm pretty sure it was a compliment. The recipe is a winner.

Brilliant. I decided to make it a day ahead and cook it much as I would smoke a pork shoulder, not trimming away all of the fat and placing the meat in the slow cooker fat side up so the flavor sank into the meat while cooking. I refrigerated the cooking liquid separately, making it easy to skim off the fat before reheating. Might try adding some finely chopped peanuts over the slaw next time.

My interpretation was to leave the onion/garlic/ginger from step 1 in the pan, and then step 2 is adding the hoisin/fish sauce/sriracha/water to the pan, making the sauce with everything together. But I see how it might be confusing since step 1 says "set aside" - making you think you should remove onion/garlic/ginger from pan?

This is a fantastic recipe. The pulled pork and the slaw can also be used to fashion a pretty mean bahn mi if there's a decent baguette within reach.

Thank you, Sam, for the slow cooker recipes. More, more, please

Made in a 325 degree oven, it took about 4 hours. Really good recipe, but I agree with Joyce's comment below that it needs a touch of acidity. I might serve it with lime wedges next time, or use a more acidic vinegar in the slaw. Still, incredibly delicious recipe, will make again.

I cooked in the oven at 300 and it pulled beautifully after 3 hours. We like it but thought the seasoning would be bolder. Don't be afraid of the fish sauce or hoisin.

The pork was so tender! And the slaw was a new taste treat with the addition of sriracha sauce and Asian pear. Only negative is the pork sauce was salty with all that fish sauce; will use half as much next time. This recipe is a keeper!

Reading the notes, I added to the base. 3 star anise, 1/4 cup of garlic chili sauce, 3 tbsp of honey, 1/2 tsp ground clove, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, juice of 3 limes, 2tbs rice wine vinegar. Pork butt dusted with any good coffee spice rub. Reader suggested Zingerman's.

Are you supposed to brown the pork shoulder? It didn’t mention it when it said sautéing the onions. Thanks.

I’m surprised that the top comments don’t mention how long this actually takes. It’s been over 12 hours and my boneless pork shoulder (4 lbs) isn’t shreddable. I did it on medium heat, also, though I used the instant pot’s slow cooker function, which is pretty unreliable.I’m also confused by the slaw - is there no salt added into the slaw? The dressing by itself tasted like pure vinegar to me. It definitely needed salt, and I’m surprised it wasn’t listed as an ingredient for it.

We modified and cooked in a hot post instead to outstanding results

Not very flavorful. The soy honey braised ones are much better

Made this as directed… Good but doesn’t belong in the “taco” category. Culturally, this dish felt so misplaced and a bit odd. I am speaking as an American who lived in Latin America for decades.

Brought this for NYE pot luck and everyone loved it. I did the Dutch oven option and left the lid off for the last hour. It browned beautifully. Cooked a total of 4 hrs at 325. I added a star anise because I had some and it was delicious. Love that pho flavor.I blended up the slaw dressing ingredients in my ninja bullet with a tablespoon of peanut butter and it was amazing. Will use that as my quick peanut dressing recipe from now on.

Made it with tofu instead, entirely on the stovetop, and turned out great (and was fast)! Cooked the onions/garlic longer and deglazed the pan several times, since they weren't getting slow cooked. Halved the ingredients and cubed up 1 block of firm tofu, stewed it for about 20 min and let it reduce.And for the slaw, I salted the cabbage, let it sit, then squeezed out the water so it would stay crunchy for leftovers.

Pressure cooker on high for 15 min then 5 natural depressurize for chicken thighs

Made this with two pork tenderloins I had in the freezer, fully in the Instantpot. I have made this before with the pork shoulder and yes it’s delicious but really fatty. Made the sauce for the meat directly in the instantpot and added pork tenderloins (cut in half to fit) for 6 minutes on high pressure with a 10 minute release. Made the slaw and we all added our sriracha to taste. Super tender for quinoa/rice bowls.

Made this with pork tenderloins I had in my freezer to make a less fatty version (have made it before and it’s amazing as is) and in my instanpot. Made the sauce on sautéed mode, added pork and high pressure for 6 min with a 10 min release. Absolutely delicious with slaw and as a rice/quinoa bowl.

I followed most of RJ’s suggestions in terms of additional spices and made a cilantro lime aioli as was suggested in the comments as well. Individually, the components were*good* but together phenomenal.

I don't own a slow cooker so modified the recipe for a dutch oven. Browned the meat in the pot on all sides, removed it, added the onions for a bit and then the garlic and ginger and then the sauce ingredients and brought to a simmer. I found the sauce a bit too salty at this stage and ended up using about a full cup of water. Returned the meat and cooked it covered in the oven at 325 for 3-4 hours, turning halfway. Very flavorable and tender - 5/5!

Absolutely delicious and followed recipe!!! Keeper!!

I ended up not having the time at the beginning of the day to put this all together this morning--so I did it in the instant pot. I added a little more water, but I think if I did this again I would use beef broth instead. I would definitely half the slaw recipe too--there was way too much leftover.