Crockpot Carnitas

Name: Crockpot Carnitas
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 lbs pork (butt or shoulder) cut into one inch pieces; 1 sweet onion, diced; 3-4 cloves garlic; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1/2 T cumin; 1/2 T oregano; 1/2 t chipotle chili powder; 1/2 t salt; 1/4 t pepper; 1 large orange (zest and juice)

Sarah @cook_7165511

Crockpot Carnitas

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Ingredients

3 lbspork (butt or shoulder) cut into one inch pieces
1sweet onion, diced
3-4 clovesgarlic
2cinnamon sticks
1/2 Tcumin
1/2 Toregano
1/2 tchipotle chili powder
1/2 tsalt
1/4 tpepper
1large orange (zest and juice)

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Steps

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.
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Pour powder mixture over cubes pork and stir to coat all pieces evenly.
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Dump pork over top of onions in crock pot.
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Zest some of the orange over top of pork.
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Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
7

Remove cinnamon sticks, squeeze orange juice over pork and stir.
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Serve alone, as a burrito or taco filling, over rice, etc.
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(If you want it a little crispier, you can spread meat out on a jelly roll pan and broil for a few min.)