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Pork Carnitas Recipe

 ·  ☕ 2 min read  ·  ✍️ Willie Ryan

Pork Carnitas
Pork Carnitas

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, pork carnitas. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pork Carnitas is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Pork Carnitas is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pork carnitas using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pork Carnitas:
  1. Take 3.5-4 lbs Pork Butt
  2. Make ready 2 t Salt
  3. Get 1 t Pepper
  4. Take 1 T Cumin
  5. Get 1 T Oregano
  6. Prepare 1 Med Onion (quartered & separated)
  7. Prepare 1 Lime (juiced - save peel)
  8. Make ready 1 Orange (juiced - save peel)
  9. Make ready 8 Cloves Garlic (crushed)
  10. Get 1/4 t Crushed Red Pepper (if desired)
  11. Make ready Red & Green Bell Peppers, and Onion - sauteed/carmelized
Instructions to make Pork Carnitas:
  1. Optional Toppings • Tortillas/taco shells (flour or corn) • Rice • Black beans • Salsa • Jalepenos • Guacamole • Sour cream • Cilantro • Cheese
    1. In a slow cooker, add cut pork, salt, pepper, oregano, cumin, garlic, onion, and lime juice. Juice the orange and add it to the cooker as well. Mix together until the meat is well-coated.
    1. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, or until the meat pulls apart easily.
    1. Remove the pork and transfer to a foil-lined baking sheet. Shred the pork and spread across the baking sheet in a single layer.
    1. Pour about 1 cup of the liquid remaining in the slow cooker over the shredded pork. Broil for 5-10 minutes until the meat browns and crisps along the edges.
    1. Cut peppers amd onion and sautee in a pan with oil until caramelized.
  2. Serve immediately. Great as a filling in tacos, burritos, salads, or nachos!
  3. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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