Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, crockpot carnitas. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Crockpot Carnitas is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Crockpot Carnitas is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
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.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have crockpot carnitas using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Crockpot Carnitas:
- Get pork (butt or shoulder) cut into one inch pieces
- Make ready sweet onion, diced
- Get garlic
- Prepare cinnamon sticks
- Take cumin
- Take oregano
- Get chipotle chili powder
- Get salt
- Make ready pepper
- Get large orange (zest and juice)
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Steps to make Crockpot Carnitas:
- Place diced onion, garlic and cinnamon sticks in bottom of slow cooker.
- Mix oregano, cumin, salt, chipotle powder, and pepper in a small bowl.
- Pour powder mixture over cubes pork and stir to coat all pieces evenly.
- Dump pork over top of onions in crock pot.
- Zest some of the orange over top of pork.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- Remove cinnamon sticks, squeeze orange juice over pork and stir.
- Serve alone, as a burrito or taco filling, over rice, etc.
- (If you want it a little crispier, you can spread meat out on a jelly roll pan and broil for a few min.)
This Mexican classic comes together in no time using flavorful pork butt, spices, onion, oranges, and beer! With a special trick to get your carnitas tasting better than what you get at a restaurant! Perfect for filling tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and more! The easiest carnitas you will ever make right in the crockpot, cooked low and slow for the most amazing fall-apart tender pork goodness! Have you joined The Walking Dead fan club yet?
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