These carnitas are fall apart tender and cook in the slow cooker. The garnishments are all your choice. My crew likes fresh jalapenos, sour cream, onions, cilantro, salsa and limes. One thing that is a must when I serve carnitas is fresh lime wedges. There is something about the fatty pork with the acidic lime that makes an absolutely perfect bite.
This pork can also be used for nachos, enchiladas, burritos-basically, anything that you can imagine. If we have leftovers, I may fry an egg in the morning and place on top of some pork for breakfast. You would be surprised at the things I have placed a fried egg on.
This makes for a great week night meal. I usually throw it in the slow cooker at 8am and it is ready when I get home.
This particular cut of pork is fatty. Before serving, I skimmed 4 cups of fat from the top of the meat. Then I took tongs and just broke up the large chunks and served it right out of the slow cooker. The pork literally fell apart. This cut is also inexpensive, I spent $15 on this large pork butt and will use it for at least 2-3 meals this weekend.
If you don’t have a slow cooker, you can cook it in your oven, covered, at 225 degrees for 8 hours.
Carnitas
Ingredients
Instructions
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Trim the fat from the pork and cut into large chunks.
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Sprinkle with the seasoning and place in a large slow cooker on low.
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After 6-8 hours, drain most of the fat from the crock pot with a measuring cup.
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Break up the meat chunks with tongs and serve.
