Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Recipe
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Juicy, tender pork shoulder slow-cooked with warm spices until it shreds easily. Served in corn tortillas with fresh toppings like queso fresco and cilantro for authentic carnitas tacos.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 8- Corn Tortillas
- Queso Fresco (crumbled)
- Cilantro (chopped)
- Red Onion (diced)
- 1 Tablespoon Dried Oregano
- 2 teaspoons Ground Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- 1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Oil
- 4 lbs Pork Shoulder/Butt (boneless)
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- 3 Cloves Garlic (pressed)
- 1 Jalapeno (seeded and chopped)
- 1/4 teaspoon Fresh Black Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon White Vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
- 2 Oranges (juiced)
- 1 Lime (juiced)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 630M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 10h
- Sodium
- 2437mg
- Total sugar
- 9g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 207mg
- Calcium
- 178mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 2437MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.