Recipe: Tasty Slowcooker Carnitas

Slowcooker 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.

Add the onions, cilantro, salsa, broth, tequila and chiles. Place the pork in a slow cooker (fat cap up), top with the onion, jalapeño, minced garlic (don't worry about spreading it) and squeeze over the juice of the oranges. Then they get broiled in the oven until crispy on the outside! You can cook Slowcooker Carnitas using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Slowcooker Carnitas

1. You need 3 lb of boneless pork roast.
2. You need 1 tsp of salt.
3. It's 3 of bay leaves.
4. It's 1 tsp of garlic powder.
5. You need 2 tsp of oregano.
6. It's 2 cup of chicken broth.
7. Prepare 4 cup of water.
8. You need 1 tsp of achote paste.
9. Prepare 1/2 of diced onion.
10. It's 1 tsp of cumin.
11. You need 1 of whole jalapeno.
12. You need 1 tsp of pepper.
13. You need 2 clove of garlic.

They are the perfect addition to tacos, burritos, salads and quesadillas. Carnitas actually translates to "little meats" and it's a classic Mexican dish that is made by simmer pork until tender and falling apart. The slow cooker is made for a job just like this. It breaks down the fat and connective tissue in the pork to make it perfectly shreddable and easy to break down.

Slowcooker Carnitas step by step

1. add your meat, stock & water, spices,garlic, onion & whole jalapeno to crockpot..
2. turn on crockpot to low, cook about 5hrs turn over your roast and cook another 5hrs.keep check for water level & seasonings.once your meats almost done it should start shredding.you can help it along by using 2 forks and shredding.Discard most of your juice you don't want it soupy. serve with rice, beans or in a burrito.Enjoy!!.
3. remove jalapeno & bayleaves and discard.Enjoy!.
4. this recipe is for low n slow..roughly 10hrs or so.:-).

Carnitas refers to the meat itself. Add all ingredients to a large slow cooker, and give the mixture a stir to combine. Once the pork is cooked, preheat your broiler to high heat and prepare two baking sheets with aluminum foil. In the slow cooker, combine orange juice, lime juice, garlic and onion. Remove roast from slow cooker and shred.