Mexican Pulled Pork (carnitas)
From elgourmand2 8 years ago
- 30 min + 6 hrs. to make
- Serves Some
About a hundred years ago I was house sitting for some friends in San Miguel De Allende , Mexico. How good was that? If I tried to tell you, you’d call me a liar. My friends had an absolutely fantastic cook. If it was even remotely Mexican she had a from scratch recipe for it. Read more I must have about a dozen recipes from her. I’ve tweaked them some but she was adamant about some points and I’ve left them be. For this Pan frying to get the golden brown crunchy bits after the pork is cooked and shredded is not optional! Just do it. Her other "must do" step was to pour the reduced juices from the pot over the pulled pork. Not optional; Just do it. Use this for tacos, nachos, enchiladas, burritos, fajitas, quesadillas ; the possibilities are endless! Want to make the best hamburger you’ll ever have? Here ya go. Yes, this works with beef, etc. See less
Ingredients
- • 5 lb / 2.5 kg pork shoulder (pork butt), skinless, bone-in (4lb/2kg without bone). The bone adds a lot of flavor so try for bone in. shopping list
- • 1 onion, coarsely chopped. shopping list
- • 1 jalapeno, seeded and ribs removed, chopped. More if you like. shopping list
- • 1¼ Tbs. table salt OR 2 Tbs. kosher salt or sea salt flakes. shopping list
- • 1 tsp. black pepper. shopping list
- • 4 cloves garlic, minced. shopping list
- • 1 large bay leaf. shopping list
- • 2 medium oranges, juice only. shopping list
- Rub shopping list
- • 1 Tbs. dried oregano shopping list
- • 2 Tsp. ground cumin shopping list
- • 1 Tbs. olive oil. shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Rinse and dry the pork shoulder, rub in salt and pepper.
- 2. Combine the rub ingredients then rub all over the pork. Rub this in well.
- 3. Cover and let sit 30 minutes.
- 4. Place the pork in a slow cooker (fat cap up), top with the onion, jalapeño, minced garlic (don't worry about spreading it) and squeeze over the juice of the orange.
- 5. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 6 hours.
- 6. The meat should be tender and falling off the bone. Remove from the slow cooker and let cool slightly. Then shred the pork using two forks or your hands. Discard the bone and bay leaf.
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