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Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
Tender, flavorful shredded pork made easy in the slow cooker. Makes enough for a crowd!
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Recipe: Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
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Servings18
Cook Time480 Minutes
Ingredients
1 (6- to 8-pound) boneless pork shoulder roast
2 tablespoons coarse salt
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
8 whole cloves garlic, smashed
4 chipotle peppers (canned or dried)
1 (14- or 15-ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 to 3 cups liquid (orange juice, beer, stock, or a combination)
Directions
  1. Trim any excess fat from the pork.
  2. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours, or until the meat is so tender it’s falling apart.
  3. Let the pork cool enough to handle, then remove from slow cooker and place in a large bowl. Shred the meat with two forks (or by hand). You will end up with about 10 cups of meat.
  4. Skim the fat from the leftover juices in the slow cooker and save the liquid for reheating your meat later, if desired, to help keep it moist.
  5. To make carnitas tacos, serve the meat in tortillas with your favorite taco toppings, such as sour cream, cilantro, radishes, pineapple, chopped red onion and lime wedges.
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Prep Time
480 minutes
Cook Time
18
Servings

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Makes 18 servings
1 (6- to 8-pound) boneless pork shoulder roast
Premium All-Natural Pork Boneless Shoulder Roast
Premium All-Natural Pork Boneless Shoulder Roast, 3.5 Pound
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2 tablespoons coarse salt
Morton Coarse Kosher Salt
Morton Coarse Kosher Salt, 3 Pound
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1 tablespoon ground cumin
L&B Ground Cumin
L&B Ground Cumin, 1.7 Ounce
$6.79$3.99/oz
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
L&B Coarse Ground Black Pepper
L&B Coarse Ground Black Pepper, 2 Ounce
$8.39$4.20/oz
1 tablespoon dried oregano
L&B Greek Oregano
L&B Greek Oregano, 0.6 Ounce
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$4.33 was $5.09$7.22/oz
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
L&B Ground Korintje Cinnamon
L&B Ground Korintje Cinnamon, 2.4 Ounce
$7.69$3.20/oz
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
L&B Cayenne Spice Ground Chile Pepper
L&B Cayenne Spice Ground Chile Pepper, 2.1 Ounce
$6.39$3.04/oz
8 whole cloves garlic, smashed
Fresh Garlic Bulb
Fresh Garlic Bulb, 0.2 Pound
$1.44 avg/ea$7.19/lb
4 chipotle peppers (canned or dried)
Embasa Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
Embasa Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce, 7 Ounce
$3.43$0.49/oz
1 (14- or 15-ounce) can diced tomatoes
Red Gold Diced Tomatoes
Red Gold Diced Tomatoes, 14.5 Ounce
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$1.25 was $2.23$0.09/oz
2 to 3 cups liquid (orange juice, beer, stock, or a combination)
L&B Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
L&B Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice, 32 Ounce
$9.19$0.29/oz

Directions

  1. Trim any excess fat from the pork.
  2. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours, or until the meat is so tender it’s falling apart.
  3. Let the pork cool enough to handle, then remove from slow cooker and place in a large bowl. Shred the meat with two forks (or by hand). You will end up with about 10 cups of meat.
  4. Skim the fat from the leftover juices in the slow cooker and save the liquid for reheating your meat later, if desired, to help keep it moist.
  5. To make carnitas tacos, serve the meat in tortillas with your favorite taco toppings, such as sour cream, cilantro, radishes, pineapple, chopped red onion and lime wedges.