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Crispy Pork Carnitas Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 lbs. boneless pork butt or shoulder (I've done both and I like the shoulder more)

3-4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1 tbsp. dried or Mexican oregano

1 tbsp. ground cumin

1 large brown or white onion, cut into wedges

8 cloves garlic, smashed

2 limes, juiced

2 large oranges, juiced (or ¾ cup natural orange juice)

¾ cup Coke (original glass bottle; has to do with sugar used)

2 bay leaves
Directions:
Directions:
In a 6 quart slow cooker, add pork, salt, pepper, oregano, cumin, onion, garlic, lime juice, orange juice, Coke and

bay leaves.

Cover and cook on low setting for 8-10 hours, or high heat for 5-6 hours (until meat falls apart).

Remove pork and shred with forks. Do not discard the liquid!

To crisp in the oven:

Transfer pork to a baking sheet lightly sprayed with cooking oil spray ( or line with parchment paper or aluminum foil).

Poor ladle full (about 1 cup) of the liquid from slow cooker over the pork to season. Broil for 5-10 minutes on high

heat until the meat becomes golden brown and crispy on the edges.

We've done taco style and nachos with this. I will heat up Ricos nacho cheese sauce when doing nachos!

 

 

 

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