Pork Carnitas
(from nmgresearch’s recipe box)
Set yourself up for a satisfying dinner in the morning by throwing just 6 ingredients in your slow-cooker and at day’s end, you’ll have fork tender, flavorful carnitas. Serve with warm tortillas or stretch the meal even further putting leftovers in burritos using flour tortillas, black beans, salsa and rice
Source: American Family
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 360 minutes
Serves 6 people
Categories: SLOW COOKER SUPPERS
Ingredients
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped chipotles in adobo or 2 fresh jalapeno chiles, seeded & sliced
- 2-3 lb boned pork butt or shoulder
- 4 cloves garlic, slivered
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 package 6-inch corn tortillas (14 oz.)
Directions
- Place onion, chipotles and 1/4 cup water in slow cooker. Stir to combine. Using a knife, make incisions all over pork and insert garlic. Season roast with salt and pepper.
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Heat a large pan over medium-high heat and add oil. Put roast in pan and brown on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer roast to slow cooker. Pour 1/2 cup water into pan and stir over low heat, using a wooden spoon to scrape up browned bits. Pour liquid into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 6 hours.
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Remove roast from slow cooker and let cool. Shred pork, using two forks to pull meat apart. Return pulled pork to slow cooker and stir to combine with onions, chipotles and juices.
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Serve pork with warm tortillas and toppings of your choice.