Recipe: Yummy Crockpot Carnitas

Crockpot Carnitas. 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. This makes a great filling for tamales, enchiladas, tacos and burritos.

The best of the best of Mexican food, seasoned pork is slow cooked until tender before gently teasing apart with forks and pan frying to golden, crispy perfection. In my life, I give bonus points to any recipe that is idiot-proof easy to make and can be popped in the slow cooker or Instant Pot to cook while you manage your normal life things. More bonus points for recipes that can be frozen, prepped ahead, or kept easily as leftovers. You can have Crockpot Carnitas using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Crockpot Carnitas

1. You need 3 lbs of pork (butt or shoulder) cut into one inch pieces.
2. Prepare 1 of sweet onion, diced.
3. Prepare 3-4 cloves of garlic.
4. Prepare 2 of cinnamon sticks.
5. It's 1/2 T of cumin.
6. You need 1/2 T of oregano.
7. Prepare 1/2 t of chipotle chili powder.
8. You need 1/2 t of salt.
9. Prepare 1/4 t of pepper.
10. Prepare 1 of large orange (zest and juice).

Sprinkle with the garlic, oil, salt and pepper. Add the onions, cilantro, salsa, broth, tequila and chiles. Try authentic Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Recipe for a meal that is tasty and easy. From tacos and burritos to salads and more, this pork is sure to impress.

Crockpot Carnitas instructions

1. Place diced onion, garlic and cinnamon sticks in bottom of slow cooker..
2. Mix oregano, cumin, salt, chipotle powder, and pepper in a small bowl..
3. Pour powder mixture over cubes pork and stir to coat all pieces evenly..
4. Dump pork over top of onions in crock pot..
5. Zest some of the orange over top of pork..
6. Cook on low for 6-8 hours..
7. Remove cinnamon sticks, squeeze orange juice over pork and stir..
8. Serve alone, as a burrito or taco filling, over rice, etc..
9. (If you want it a little crispier, you can spread meat out on a jelly roll pan and broil for a few min.).

The best crockpot carnitas you'll ever have! Killer Crockpot Pork Carnitas are made in your slow cooker, so it couldn't be easier! Do you remember the show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives? They showed a Mexican restaurant that people lined up out the door for. Apparently they had killer carnitas which they then "showed you how to make." Instructions.