CROCKPOT CARNITAS: Authentic Mexican Flavor, Zero Effort last recipe of 2025!

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: pork loin

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Pork loin is leaner, while chicken thighs are more economical.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

Mix salt, black pepper, ground cumin, oregano, and ground clove together.

Sprinkle the spice mixture over 5 lbs of pork shoulder butt roast cut into large chunks.

Rub 1/4 cup of baking grease or lard on the walls of the crock pot.

Add the seasoned pork to the crock pot.

Add garlic cloves, half an onion, and five bay leaves to the crock pot.

Squeeze the juice of one orange into the crock pot and add the peel.

Pour in 1/2 cup of Mexican Coke or regular Coke.

Close the crock pot and let it cook for 6 hours and 45 minutes.

Remove the carnitas from the crock pot once done.

Serve the carnitas in tacos with lime juice, cilantro, onion, and salsa.

Cooking Techniques

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