Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, slow cooker carnitas. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Slow Cooker Carnitas is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Slow Cooker Carnitas is something which I have loved my whole life.
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas - The easiest carnitas you will ever make in the crockpot, cooked low and slow for the most amazing fall-apart tender goodness! Carnitas means 'little meats' and is traditionally fried then braised. This recipe is made much easier using the slow cooker but the results are just as tasty.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook slow cooker carnitas using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Carnitas:
- Prepare Pork Shoulder (Boneless is Easier)
- Take Adobo Seasoning
- Take Black Pepper
- Get Salt
- Get Sazon (cilantro con achiote)
- Prepare Slow Cooker
Have you ever gone out for Mexican food, eaten carnitas, and thought "gosh, I wish I could make this myself"? But here's the kicker - still, no one is complaining! What gives Carnitas its unique flavor? If combining cinnamon and orange with pork sounds a little far fetched to you, don't be scared!
Instructions to make Slow Cooker Carnitas:
- Turn your Slow Cooker on Lo.
- Rub your Pork Shoulder with all of the spices. I don't have exact measurements, more of like just eyeball it. I like a lot of seaaoning.
- Put the lid on and cook on Lo for 8 hrs. Don't add anything else.
- Remove lid use a fork to gently pull apart the pork. It will mostly shred on it's own. You can drain the excess juice if you want. And when making tacos I heat a little oil in a frying pan on medium high and put a serving of the shredded pork in there just to crispen it up a little bit. Also these Carnitas left overs (if you have some) make fantastic nachos the next day. Just Saying!
The flavors are subtle and add layers of flavor. This is easily the Best Slow Cooker Carnitas Recipe we've ever made, big on flavor and low on effort. Tender and juicy with just the right amount of spice and perfectly caramelized bits. The best filling for tacos, burritos and more! Seasoned with oregano, cumin, chili powder, lime juice, these Mexican Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos are the perfect dinner for any night of the week.
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