Beef Carnitas for Cinco de Mayo

We eat some form of Mexican food at least once a week. My boys love tacos, burritos and guacamole. So to celebrate Cinco de Mayo this year I knew we need to do something a little special so I did some research on beef carnitas and decided to put my slow cooker to work.

Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas

Ingredients

2 lb flank steak
1 sliced Yellow Onion
1 sliced Bell Pepper (I used a Yellow Pepper)
1 finely diced Jalapeno (seeds removed)
1/4 cup orange juice

Spice Rub

2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper

For the tacos

corn or flour tortillas
grated cheese
tomatoes
guacamole (see recipe below)

Directions

Mix together spice rub and apply generously to the flank steak.
Place steak in slow co0ker
Top steak with onion, peppers and jalapeno
Pour orange juice around the steak
Cook for 8 hours on low
Shred beef and mix in peppers and onions
Assemble tacos and enjoy

We could probably eat guacamole everyday, I know the boys would if we let them. Avocados are good for you even though they are full of fat it’s a healthy fat and fat doesn’t actually make you fat. Some people, like my father-in-law, are afraid of guacamole because they think avocados are spicy, but we make a light and tangy guacamole as opposed to a spicy gauc.

Simple Guacamole

Ingredients