Easy Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Recipe | Tender & Juicy!

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 usually cheaper.

Place the pork shoulder in the slow cooker.

Add minced garlic, juice from the orange and lemon, salt, pepper, Mexican oregano, garlic powder, ground cumin, and bay leaves to the slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until the pork is tender.

Once cooked, shred the pork with two forks and serve as desired.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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