These Slow Cooker Asian Pork Tacos are fantastic for weeknight dinners. The pork only needs five minutes of prep before cooking low and slow in the crockpot, then the meat is shredded for taco time!

I’m always looking for more slow cooker recipes because I love the simplicity they usually have, but a lot of slow cooker recipes don’t impress me enough.

Asian Pork Tacos - in Red Basket After Being Slow Cooker Prepared with Asian Flavors and Lime Wedges

That’s not a surprise, given that there’s no high heat caramelization action in a slow cooker, and that can be very important. My Slow Cooker Short Ribs are truly flavorful and incredibly tender, but we do take the time to sear the beef ahead of time. 

Case in point are the reviews for America’s Test Kitchen Slow Cooker Revolution Cookbook (affiliate), which have complaints that the recipes require you to sear or saute a lot of components before placing them in the slow cooker. Often that’s what it takes to have the best slow cooker dishes. They often aren’t “throw it in and turn it on” recipes.

This is a TRUE “Throw It In the Crockpot” Recipe

There’s no searing required here. This is a true “throw it in and turn it on” slow cooker recipe that’s actually good.

The reason it works is because the Asian flavors (soy sauce, hoisin, sesame oil, etc) are all pretty strong and flavor the pork nicely, and the final product is really helped by all the fresh ingredients going on here too: crunchy purple cabbage, shredded carrots, scallions, and cilantro. 

Slow Cooker Asian Pork - Stuffed Into a Taco with Slaw and Lime Wedges

The ease of this recipe makes it one of my favorites for weeknight dinners.

How to Make Asian Pork Tacos:

Start by combining soy sauce, honey, hoisin sauce, sriracha, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and garlic in a mixing bowl:

Asian Sesame Marinade Ingredients in Bowl

Stir to combine, then pour this all over a boneless center-cut pork loin roast:

Pouring Asian Sesame Marinade on Pork in Crockpot

You may also use pork shoulder, but it will have significantly more fat. Use whichever you prefer. 

Use a brush to make sure the sauce is all over the surface of the pork:

Pork Loin in Slow Cooker with Asian Sesame Sauce

Cook on low for 6-8 hours until tender, then shred the pork with forks:

Pulled Pork in Slow Cooker with Asian Sesame Sauce

Assembling the Tacos after Slow Cooking:

To make the tacos, spread some hoisin sauce on a corn tortilla:

Spreading Hoisin Sauce on Corn Tortilla with Spoon

Layer on the shredded pork:

Adding the Asian Crock Pot Pork to Corn Tortilla

Then add shaved cabbage (see How to Cut Cabbage), shredded carrots, scallions, and cilantro:

Adding Cabbage, Carrot, and Cilantro to the Pork Taco

It’s now ready to eat, enjoy, and repeat! Serve with Fried Rice to round out the meal!

For more pork recipes, I love Oven BBQ Pork Spare Ribs, Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops, Carnitas, and Slow Cooker Pulled Pork. For more Asian recipes, I love Lettuce Wraps, Korean Kalbi Beef, and Homemade Sushi. Enjoy!

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Two Slow Cooker Asian Pork Tacos in Red Basket

Asian Pork Tacos

Servings: 8
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
Boneless pork loin roast is cooked in the slow cooker with an Asian sauce, then shredded for fresh tacos.
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Ingredients

For the slow cooker pork:

  • 2.5 lb boneless center-cut pork loin roast*
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp sriracha sauce
  • 1 clove garlic pressed

For serving the tacos:

  • 2 dozen corn or flour tortillas
  • shredded red cabbage
  • julienned carrots
  • sliced scallions
  • hoisin sauce
  • cilantro

Instructions 

  • In a small bowl, whisk to combine the soy sauce, honey, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds, sriracha, and pressed garlic. Place the pork in the slow cooker, and pour the sauce over the top. Cook on low for 6-8 hours, then let the pork cool for 15 minutes.
  • Shred the meat with two forks or pull apart with your hands.
  • To assemble the tacos, warm the tortillas, then spread on a couple teaspoons of hoisin sauce. Add the pork on top, then top with cabbage, carrots, scallions, and cilantro. Enjoy!

Notes

*The traditional cut of pork to use in this context is pork shoulder/pork butt, but it’s much more fatty. You may use that instead if you prefer more juiciness over leanness.

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 32g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 89mg, Sodium: 582mg, Potassium: 555mg, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin C: 1.2mg, Calcium: 21mg, Iron: 1.1mg

Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: asian
Author: Fifteen Spatulas