Mel's Kitchen Cafe · by Mel★ 4.5 (29)
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
NUTRITION · PER SERVING490M COOK
CAL 21%·PRO 58%
CARBS 8G8% OF CAL
1G FIBER5G OTHER2G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 30G64% OF CAL
11G SAT20G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Slow-cooked pork shoulder with citrus, cumin, and oregano until tender and shredded. Rich and flavorful meat that pulls apart easily for tacos or other applications.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 8- 3-4 pounds boneless pork butt roast (trimmed of excess fat and cut into large chunks)
- 1 white or yellow onion (peeled and quartered)
- 3 2-inch strips orange zest (see note)
- 1/3-1/2 cup orange juice
- 3 2-inch strips lime zest (see note)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 5 garlic cloves (finely minced)
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 490M
CAL 21%·PRO 58%
CARBS 8G8% OF CAL
1G FIBER5G OTHER2G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 30G64% OF CAL
11G SAT20G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 8h
- Sodium
- 1717mg
- Total sugar
- 2g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 81mg
- Calcium
- 62mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 1717MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.