Carnitas
From stonee 16 years ago
- 480 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Easy slow cook recipe for fall apart tender carnitas. Can be adapted for pulled pork easily. Just use your favorite spices instead of the Oregeno and Cumin. Coat liberally with bar-b-que sauce before you throw it under the broiler.
Ingredients
- pork shoulder (or pork butt) roast shopping list
- salt shopping list
- pepper shopping list
- onion powder shopping list
- 1 Tablespoon Oregeno shopping list
- 1 Tablespoon cumin shopping list
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder shopping list
- 2 limes (one for at the table) shopping list
How to make it
- Slice off any big hunks of fat - you don't need to be to careful, just the big pieces. Cut roast up into large fist-sized pieces; if the roast contains a bone go ahead and use that hunk too.
- Liberaly coat the chuncks of meat with salt, pepper and onion powder.
- Place chunks of meat into the crock pot and set on high for an hour. After that reduce temp to low and let cook for at least 6-7 more hours. The pork can easily cook for 10 hours without any harm to the flavor or texture.
- Once the meat is fall apart tender - you really want to wait for this point, before this it'll still be kinda tough. Take tongs and place the meat into a baking dish (like a 9 x 13 glass cake pan for instance). Shred apart the meat with a couple of forks.
- Sprinkle the Oregeno, Cumin and Garlic over the meat. Squeeze one of the limes over the meat as well.
- Take the juices that are left in the crock pot and poor over the meat as well.
- Place under a broiler for 5-7 minutes, or until you get some crispy bits on the tops of the meat.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
How easy and wonderful is that? I love the citrus flavor in Carnitas, and this has it. Can't wait to try it. I know I'm a fan!
shepherdrescue
in Lake Forest loved it
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Good stuff Maynard!
Filled a homemade bun with it.
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