How To Make Amazing Slow Cooker Carnitas

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: pork tenderloin

💰Cheaper: pork butt

Pork tenderloin is leaner, while pork butt is often less expensive.

lard

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

Place the pork shoulder in the slow cooker.

Add the orange to the slow cooker.

Add the onion to the slow cooker.

Add the garlic to the slow cooker.

Pour in 1 cup of Coca-Cola into the slow cooker.

Set the slow cooker on low for 6 hours (or high for 3 hours).

After cooking, remove the pork from the slow cooker and let it cool slightly.

Pull the bone out of the pork shoulder.

Rough chop the pork into manageable pieces.

In a frying pan, heat 1/4 cup of lard.

Add the chopped pork to the frying pan.

Pour in 1 cup of the juice from the slow cooker into the frying pan.

Cook the pork in the frying pan until it gets crispy and crumbly.

Prepare corn tortillas by frying them in chili oil until crispy but still pliable.

Serve the crispy carnitas in the tortillas with toppings like onion, cilantro, and guacamole.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary