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
Michelle Dudash, RDN
Mexican
Main Course
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
3 pound pork butt or pork shoulder, trimmer, cut into 3-inch pieces
1 Spicekick Taco Seasoning Spice Kit
1 onion, quartered
2 bay leaves
1 orange, zest peeled off with a vegetable peeler, and juice the fruit
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.
