Easy Crockpot Mexican Pulled Pork Carnitas Recipe

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I love that I can make this easy authentic Mexican pulled pork carnitas recipe in my crockpot insert the night before and stick it in the fridge. Then the next morning before I leave for work, I can put the crockpot insert right into my crockpot on low. The house smells so mouth watering when I get home in the afternoon.

By the way, this makes a great school night dinner too! My husband and kids enjoy eating these crockpot pork carnitas. Don’t forget to use the Crockpot insert liners that make cleaning up your crockpot so easy, I love those things! Unfortunately, Instant Pot doesn’t have liners for their pot yet, which is a real bummer!

I love coming home from work to find my dinner already cooked! That way, I can simply enjoy the evening with my family. This tasty pork carnitas recipe works great with any slow cooker or Instant Pot too! You can also put this Crockpot Pork Carnitas recipe in a gallon size zip lock bag and throw it in the freezer for your freezer meal stash!

Crockpot Pork Carnitas Ingredients

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1. 4 lbs. Pork shoulder
2. 1 Tbsp. Chopped Garlic
3. 12 Oz. of Beer (This can be any beer of your choice.)
4. 1/2 Cup Orange Juice
5. 1/2 Cup Salsa
6. 1/4 Cup Lime Juice
7. 1 Tsp. Cumin Ground
8. 1 Tsp. Chili Powder
9. 1 Tsp. Black Pepper
10. 1 Tsp. Oregano
11. 1/2 Tsp. Cayenne Pepper
12. 1/4 Tsp. Cinnamon
13. Optional Toppings: Shredded Mexican Cheese, Sour Cream, Flour Tortilla Shells, Fresh Chopped Cilantro, Avocado, and Lime juice

Kitchen Tools

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1. Baking Sheet
2. Aluminum Foil
3. Pasta Fork
4. Small Mixing Bowl
5. Crockpot
6. Crockpot Insert Liners (I love these things, it makes clean up so easy!)

Crockpot Pork Carnitas Instructions

1. Put the crockpot liner bag inside your crockpot.
   
2. Place the pork shoulder into the crockpot, inside the crockpot liner bag.
   
3. Mix remaining ingredients in a small bowl.

4. Pour the marinade mix over the pork shoulder.
   
5. Set the crockpot temperature low for 8 hours.

6. When the pork is done cooking, put it on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil.
   
7. Shred the pork shoulder with forks or a pasta fork. (The teeth on a pasta fork works great for this!)
   
8. Preheat the oven on broil.
   
9. When you are done shredding the pork, put a few spoonful’s of the sauce from the crockpot over the top of the meat.
   
10. Put the pork in to oven and broil for 5-10 minutes.
    
11. Serve on tortillas with fresh cilantro, avocado, sour cream, shredded cheese, and lime juice.

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Easy Crockpot Mexican Pulled Pork Carnitas Recipe

Michelle – Nerdy Moms United

I love that I can make this easy authentic Mexican pulled pork carnitas recipe in my crockpot insert the night before and stick it in the fridge. Then the next morning before I leave for work, I can put the crockpot insert right into my crockpot on low. The house smells so mouth watering when I get home in the afternoon.

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Course dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Mexican, Tex-Mex

Keyword crockpot, Family dinner, Keto Friendly, Make Ahead, Mexican, pork recipe, weeknights

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Crockpot Cooking Time 8 hours hrs

Course dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Mexican, Tex-Mex

Servings 8 servings

Equipment

• Foil
• Cookie Sheet
• pasta fork
• Small Mixing Bowl
• Crockpot
• Crockpot Insert Liners

Ingredients

  

• 4 lbs. Pork shoulder
• 1 tbsp. Chopped Garlic
• 1 12 oz. Beer This can be any beer of your choice.
• ½ Cup Orange Juice
• ½ Cup Salsa
• ¼ Cup Lime Juice
• 1 tsp. Ground Cumin
• 1 tsp. Chili Powder
• 1 tsp. Black Pepper
• 1 tsp. Oregano
• ½ tsp. Cayenne Pepper
• ¼ tsp. Cinnamon
• Optional Toppings: Shredded Mexican Cheese, Sour Cream, Flour Tortilla Shells, Fresh Chopped Cilantro, Avocado, and Lime juice

Instructions

 

• Put the crockpot liner bag inside your crockpot.
• Place the pork shoulder into the crockpot, inside the crockpot liner bag.
• Mix remaining ingredients in a small bowl.
• Pour the marinade mix over the pork shoulder.
• Pour the marinade mix over the pork shoulder.
• Set the crockpot temperature low for 8 hours.
• When the pork is done cooking, put it on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil.
• Shred the pork shoulder with forks or a pasta fork. (The teeth on a pasta fork works great for this!)
• Preheat the oven on broil.
• When you are done shredding the pork, put a few spoonful's of the sauce from the crockpot over the top of the meat.
• Put the pork in to oven and broil for 5-10 minutes.
• Serve on tortillas with fresh cilantro, avocado, sour cream, shredded cheese, and lime juice.

Keyword crockpot, Family dinner, Keto Friendly, Make Ahead, Mexican, pork recipe, weeknights

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