Slow Cooker Carnitas. 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.
You can cook Slow Cooker Carnitas using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Slow Cooker Carnitas
- Prepare of Pork Shoulder (Boneless is Easier).
- Prepare of Adobo Seasoning.
- Prepare of Black Pepper.
- Prepare of Salt.
- You need of Sazon (cilantro con achiote).
- You need of Slow Cooker.
Then they get broiled in the oven until crispy on the outside! They are the perfect addition to tacos, burritos, salads and quesadillas. Remove pork shoulder from the slow cooker and shred the meat before returning to the pot with the juices; season with salt and pepper, to taste, if needed. Place the onion evenly on the bottom of the slow cooker.
Slow Cooker Carnitas step by step
Turn your Slow Cooker on Lo..
Rub your Pork Shoulder with all of the spices. I don't have exact measurements, more of like just eyeball it. I like a lot of seaaoning..
Put the lid on and cook on Lo for 8 hrs. Don't add anything else..
Remove lid use a fork to gently pull apart the pork. It will mostly shred on it's own. You can drain the excess juice if you want. And when making tacos I heat a little oil in a frying pan on medium high and put a serving of the shredded pork in there just to crispen it up a little bit. Also these Carnitas left overs (if you have some) make fantastic nachos the next day. Just Saying!.
Place the pork roast on top of the onion. In a small bowl or a mug, combine all the spices. Place the pork roast in the slow cooker. Place the rest of the ingredients on top. Rinse and pat dry pork with a paper towel.
