Who loves tacos?! Y’all! I LOVE Carnitas! Any one else a fan?! This SLOW-COOKER recipe is sooo easy and so delicious. Literally cooks all day and yields tender and flavorful meat every-time. Don’t rush it. Cook it the day before if you need to because it’s even better that way! I promise you will love it.
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This recipe is for a 3-4 pound pork butt. If larger than 6 pounds be sure and double the ingredients.
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[recipe-ingredients]
3-4pounds pork shoulder (also known as pork butt)
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
5 cloves garlic minced
1 fresh jalapeño, can substitute can diced green chiles
2 oranges juiced
2 limes juiced
1/3 cup chicken broth
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[recipe-directions]
Mix herbs and seasoning together in small bowl. Juice fruits into a bowl. Add juice, jalapeño, garlic and broth to bottom of slow cooker. Pat dry pork butt. With a sharp knife pierce holes all over the pork. Rub entire pork butt with dry run making sure to get into all the holes and leaving no meat uncovered. The entire pork butt should be covered. Place into slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-10 hours. If you are able I personally like to cook on high for 1-2 hours then turn down to low for 8. It gets the cooking process going quicker and then has the benefit of cooking slow. Yielding a tender and juicy meat every time.
Once finished cooking remove from slow cooker. Trim fat and shred meat. Place on baking sheet and slide under broiler for just a couple minutes. This will give some pieces a crisp that carnitas are known for. Serve in tacos! So good!
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