Mexican
Slow-cooked Pork Carnitas
Slow-cooked Pork Carnitas, from Slow-cooked Pork Carnitas.
Gather
Ingredients
- 2 ½ lbs. boneless pork shoulder
- 6 cloves of garlic, cut into slivers
- 1 ½ teaspoons cumin
- ½ teaspoon sazon
- ¼ teaspoon dry oregano
- ¾ cup low sodium chicken broth
- 2-3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 bay leaves
- ¼ teaspoon dry adobo seasoning
Make it
Method
- 1
Season pork with kosher salt and pepper.
- 2
In a medium sauté pan on medium-high heat, brown pork on all sides.
- 3
Remove from heat and allow to cool, about 10 minutes.
- 4
Using a sharp knife, insert blade into pork, cutting small holes and insert garlic slivers as far in as you can.
- 5
Pour chicken broth in slow cooker.
- 6
Add pork and season with cumin, adobo, sazon, and oregano.
- 7
Add bay leaves and chipotle peppers.
- 8
Cover and cook low for 8 hours.
- 9
After 8 hours, shred pork using 2 forks and combine with juices.
- 10
Let cook for another 15-30 mins.
Source & rights
Where this recipe comes from
Slow-cooked Pork Carnitas by sam, from Public Domain Recipes. The project dedicates its text and submitted photos to the public domain (Unlicense).
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