Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Crockpot Carnitas

Crockpot Carnitas.

Crockpot Carnitas

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, crockpot carnitas. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Crockpot Carnitas is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It's enjoyed by millions every day. They're nice and they look fantastic. Crockpot Carnitas is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have crockpot carnitas using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Crockpot Carnitas:

  1. {Take 3 lbs of pork (butt or shoulder) cut into one inch pieces.
  2. {Take 1 of sweet onion, diced.
  3. {Make ready 3-4 cloves of garlic.
  4. {Get 2 of cinnamon sticks.
  5. {Prepare 1/2 T of cumin.
  6. {Make ready 1/2 T of oregano.
  7. {Take 1/2 t of chipotle chili powder.
  8. {Take 1/2 t of salt.
  9. {Prepare 1/4 t of pepper.
  10. {Make ready 1 of large orange (zest and juice).

Steps to make Crockpot Carnitas:

  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.).

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