Carnitas

Stephanie
Stephanie @stephanieg

I concocted my carnita recipe from a few other recipes. All ingredients can be adjusted to your taste. I usually put it in crockpot but I have been known to put in on the grill as well. Some recipes call for added fat but I feel the pork produces enough on it's own it's not needed.

Carnitas

I concocted my carnita recipe from a few other recipes. All ingredients can be adjusted to your taste. I usually put it in crockpot but I have been known to put in on the grill as well. Some recipes call for added fat but I feel the pork produces enough on it's own it's not needed.

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Ingredients

6-8 hours
8-12 servings
  1. 1whole Boston Pork Butt or Picnic Roast; bone-in or out
  2. Cooking Liquid
  3. 1small can of evaporated milk
  4. 1whole orange
  5. 2whole lemons
  6. 2whole limes
  7. 1medium/large yellow onion- cut large chunks
  8. 1green bell pepper- seeded & cut large chunks
  9. 8 clovegarlic sliced thin
  10. 2cinnamon stick
  11. 2-3bay leaves
  12. Rub
  13. 1 TBSeach dried basil, oregano, cumin, chilli powder
  14. 1 TBSeach salt, black pepper, garlic powder

Cooking Instructions

6-8 hours
  1. 1

    Pull meat out of fridge 30-60 minutes prior to cooking to warm it to room temp. Can be done while prepping all other ingredients. Not required. Have slow cooker all set up and the insert not in the cooker. I use a crockpot bag alot for easier cleanup.

  2. 2

    Mix together all the in ingredients for the rub and have on a large plate or baking sheet. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Now for the cooking liquid. Juice your lemons, limes and orange. Put peels in the crockpot with the onion, peppers, garlic, cinnamon and bay leaves.

  4. 4

    After removing pork from package and drying with paper towel cover entire chunk of pork with with the rub.

  5. 5

    I a large skillet heated to medium-high heat brown your pork on all sides.

  6. 6

    Now put the pork in the crockpot. You can deglaze the skillet and put all that good stuff in the crockpot also. Add the evaporated milk and fruit juices to crockpot as well.

  7. 7

    Now put the lid on on put it in the cooker. Cook on low heat 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.

  8. 8

    After cooking, take meat out of crockpot in a large baking dish. Shred the pork using 2 forks or tongs. Then strain your cooking juice and save for crisping the shredded pork, reheating or even use it for your next Carnitas batch-but be sure to freeze it!

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