What makes these carnitas different? They are crisped and browned on the stove after low and slow cooking in the crock pot. These are incredibly easy to make and have replaced traditional taco filling at our house. These carnitas or “little meats” are great in Tacos, Burritos, Enchiladas, Tamales or Nachos. When served with corn tortillas, they are also gluten free!
Ingredients: [‘cumin’, ‘garlic powder’, ‘dried oregano’, ‘ground coriander’, ‘kosher salt’, ‘ground black pepper’, ‘boneless pork shoulder’, ‘onion’, ‘bay leaves’, ‘chicken broth’, ‘canola oil’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“2 teaspoons cumin”,”2 teaspoons garlic powder”,”1 teaspoon dried oregano”,”1 teaspoon ground coriander”,”2 teaspoons kosher salt”,”1 teaspoon ground black pepper”,”4 lbs boneless pork shoulder or 4 lbs boston butt”,”1 large onion, cut into large pieces “,”2 bay leaves”,”2 cups chicken broth or 2 cups water”,”2 tablespoons canola oil or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil”]
Number of Servings: 8
Steps: [‘Mix cumin, garlic powder, oregano, coriander, kosher salt and ground black pepper together in a small bowl to make a dry rub. Pat the pork shoulder roast or boston butt dry with paper towels, and then cover roast with dry rub.’, ‘Place the pieces of onion and the bay leaf in the bottom of your slower cooker, lay the roast on top. Carefully pour the chicken stock or the water around the roast, taking care not to wash away the dry rub. Cook on low for 6 hours or until the pork easily falls apart.’, ‘Once the pork is easily falling apart, remove from slow cooker to cool. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Remove and discard the excess fat, shred the remaining pork.’, ‘Place the reserved cooking liquid in a large non-stick skillet with shredded pork. Cook over medium high heat until the liquid is absorbed, tossing the pork occasional to coat.’, ‘Once the cooking liquid is absorbed, add the oil and crisp up the carnitas to your desired doneness. We like our extra crispy, usually about 14-18 minutes.’, ‘Serve with your favorite taco fixings, like corn or flour tortillas, cilantro, lime, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese.’]