Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
These Slow Cooker Carnitas bring the street-style carnitas tacos right to your kitchen with almost no effort! Just set it and forget it.
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 5 Lb Pork Butt or pork shoulder
- 2 tablespoon Taco Seasoning use more if needed
- 1 Bell Pepper chopped
- 1 Onion chopped
- 2 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce or banana peppers for less spice
- 4 Garlic Cloves
- ¾ Cup Orange Juice freshly squeezed
- 2½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- Adobo Sauce for more spice optional
Instructions
- Coat Pork Butt with taco seasoning.
- Prep vegetables: Slice bell pepper, cut onion into chunks, slice chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, and squeeze fresh orange juice.
- Place pork, garlic cloves, vegetables, salt, pepper and 1 teaspoon of Taco Seasoning into the slow cooker. Set on low for 8 hours. (Add in 1 tablespoon of Adobo Sauce for a spicier version)
- Shred pork and serve carnitas on tacos, in burritos or however you prefer!
Notes
To cut down spice, use banana peppers instead of chipotle peppers.
Nutrition
Calories: 398kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 54gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 170mgSodium: 963mgPotassium: 1068mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 573IUVitamin C: 32mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 4mg
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