Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas might be just the beverage you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 15g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 170 calories. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 12 and costs 63 cents per serving. 12 people have made this recipe and would make it again. If you have apple cider vinegar, orange, lime juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours and 5 minutes. It is brought to you by The Lemon Bowl. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 69%. This score is solid. Similar recipes are Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas, Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas, and Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 240 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons Nature's Intent Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

warmed corn tortillas optional to serve

1 tablespoon cumin

1 tablespoon garlic powder

2 tablespoons lime juice

1 orange juiced

1 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon pepper

3 pound boneless pork shoulder roast

1 tablespoon salt

Equipment:

baking sheet

slow cooker

broiler

Cooking instruction summary:

InstructionsPlace the pork shoulder in the slow cooker and sprinkle with salt, pepper, cumin, garlic powder and oregano. Top with orange juice, lime juice and apple cider vinegar. Cook on High for 4 Hours or Low for 8 Hours.When you're ready to serve the pork, carefully shred the pork using two forks. Turn your broiler on High and place the shredded pork on a large baking sheet. Broil for 2-3 minutes or until pork ends get nice and crispy. You can broil a bit more depending on how crispy you like your carnitas. Serve warm over rice or in corn tortillas.

 

Step by step:


1. Place the pork shoulder in the slow cooker and sprinkle with salt, pepper, cumin, garlic powder and oregano. Top with orange juice, lime juice and apple cider vinegar. Cook on High for 4 Hours or Low for 8 Hours.When you're ready to serve the pork, carefully shred the pork using two forks. Turn your broiler on High and place the shredded pork on a large baking sheet. Broil for 2-3 minutes or until pork ends get nice and crispy. You can broil a bit more depending on how crispy you like your carnitas.

2. Serve warm over rice or in corn tortillas.


Nutrition Information:

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170k Calories
15g Protein
5g Total Fat
14g Carbs
16% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
170k
9%

Fat
5g
9%

  Saturated Fat
1g
12%

Carbohydrates
14g
5%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
46mg
15%

Sodium
647mg
28%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
15g
31%

Vitamin B1
0.65mg
44%

Selenium
22µg
32%

Phosphorus
229mg
23%

Vitamin B6
0.37mg
18%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Vitamin B3
3mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.24mg
14%

Vitamin B12
0.58µg
10%

Magnesium
37mg
9%

Potassium
328mg
9%

Iron
1mg
9%

Vitamin C
7mg
9%

Fiber
2g
8%

Manganese
0.15mg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.64mg
6%

Copper
0.12mg
6%

Calcium
44mg
4%

Folate
9µg
2%

Vitamin K
1µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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