Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas

Name: Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 600 min
Total time: 610 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 5 -6 pound pork roast; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp kosher salt; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 yellow onion, sliced thin; 4 large cloves garlic, minced; 2/3 cup orange juice

Crispy, juicy, Slow Cooker Carnitas are one of my family's favorite meals. That's where the crock-pot comes to the rescue with a recipe that delivers all the delicious juicy pork flavor with far less effort.

⏱ 610 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 600min 📊 Hard 🍽 12 servings 👁 7

Ingredients

12 servings

5 -6 pound pork roast
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp kosher salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp dried oregano
2 tsp ground cumin
1 yellow onion, sliced thin
4 large cloves garlic, minced
2/3 cup orange juice

Instructions

Rinse and pat dry the pork roast. Stir together the olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, and cumin. Rub the spice mixture all over the pork roast. Place the roast in the slow-cooker with the fat cap facing up. Place the onions and the garlic over the roast. Pour the orange juice over the roast.
Cover with lid and cook on LOW for 9-11 hours, until tender and falling apart. (If the fat cap is still intact over the roast, pull the biggest pieces of it off and discard.) Carefully pull apart the roast, leaving plenty of bite-size chunks of meat. (Try not to shred it to tiny pieces.) Use a slotted spoon, spatula, or tongs to lift the meat out of the slow-cooker.
Heat a large non-stick skillet over high heat. Place about 2 cups worth of shredded pork into the hot pan and press down with a spatula. Cook until the bottom side of the pork is crispy and browned, about 2 minutes. 
Transfer to a platter or serving dish and drizzle with some of the juices from the slow-cooker. Repeat with the remaining pork. Enjoy!

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Nutrition per serving

284kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1713.00

Per Serving
$143.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$3426.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
-6 pound pork roast	5	$550.00
olive oil	2 tbsp	$42.00
kosher salt	2 tbsp	$11.00
freshly ground black pepper	1 tsp	$22.00
dried oregano	1 tbsp	$89.00
ground cumin	2 tsp	$53.00
yellow onion	1	$50.00
cloves garlic	4 large	$790.00
orange juice	0.6666666666666666 cup	$106.00