Cheap and Easy Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas
Similar cheap, affordable recipes: Mexican, Pork, Slow CookerHere’s an amazing recipe everyone should try. There’s only a few ingredients, you can use a variety of cuts of pork, and it’s a new and exciting take on taco night your family will never see coming. You’ll feel like your in an authentic mexican restraunt! Here’s what you need to get started:
- Pork: Tenderloin, Loin, Chops, Spareribs or Pork Shoulder – any will work here. I used pork tenderloin when I first made it because that’s what I had in my freezer.
- Chicken or Vegtable stock
- Fresh Cilantro
- Minced Garlic (optional)
- Cumin, Chili Powder, Onion Powder, Bay Leaf
- Salt & pepper
Directions:
- Combine dry spices (use cumin and chili powder liberally), and prepare chicken stock.
- Rub spice mixture into pork, place pork into slow cooker on high.
- Pour chicken stock over pork.
- Add a liberal amount of fresh cilantro to slow cooker.
- Cook all day long, at least 4 hours on high.
- Remove pork from slow cooker and let stand. Strain remaining liquid through a colander so you have only a broth remaining.
- Roughly chop pork. Do not shred. Add pork to a glass baking dish, pour the liquid you just straind over the pork.
- Place pork into the oven at 450. Cook until all the liquid is gone, make sure to turn the pork occasionally, you’ll want it to crisp on the outside.
- Use your carnitas in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, taquitos, in a sandwich, or just serve plain with rice and beans. The possibilities are endless!
Tips:
- Don’t bother chopping the cilantro. Just rinse it off and add right to the mixture.
- I usually use chicken boullion in recipes that require broth. It will save you a lot of money. You could also use Beer as well.
- If you have extra limes or lemons in your fridge, add them to the mix.
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Great recipe, and oh, so easy! I added one lemon and one orange and it was great. I would recommend not letting all the broth cook out in the oven or it will get too dry. I set aside some broth because I had so much and it was perfect for rehydrating the pork. Fantastic recipe overall!
this is is the fav recipe
here it is
All I have to say is THANK YOU FOR THIS! My hubby fell in love with me all over again. Made it with a pork shoulder that was on sale, and it was delicious and very easy.