Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
Pork carnitas are so easy to make in your slow cooker in the comfort of your own home. To make this melt-in-your-mouth taco filling, all you need is pork, an orange, onion, bay leaves and one of Spicekick’s Taco Spice Kits.
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
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Category
Main Course
Cuisine
Mexican
Author:
Michelle Dudash, RDN
Pork carnitas are so easy to make in your slow cooker in the comfort of your own home. To make this melt-in-your-mouth taco filling, all you need is pork, an orange, onion, bay leaves and one of Spicekick’s Taco Spice Kits.
Ingredients
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3 pound pork butt or pork shoulder, trimmer, cut into 3-inch pieces
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1 Spicekick Taco Seasoning Spice Kit
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1 onion, quartered
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2 bay leaves
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1 orange, zest peeled off with a vegetable peeler, and juice the fruit
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1 tablespoon cooking oil
Directions
Combine the pork and spice kit in the slow cooker. Top with the onion, bay leaves, orange juice, and zest. Add 1 cup water (or chicken broth if you have some). Cover and cook on low for 6 hours, until tender.
Pull the pork from the slow cooker, leaving the liquid behind. Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat*. Add the oil.
When the oil is shimmering, add the pork in a single layer. Once browned on one side, turn the pieces, browning on all sides.
Chop or shred the pork.
Serve the pork with corn tortillas, cilantro, lime wedges, and salsa.
