The Ultimate Easy 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Juicy crispy pork carnitas, just like your favorite taco truck - it’s easier than you think!

⏱ 270 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 260min 📊 Hard 🍽 6 servings 👁 6
The Ultimate Easy 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Ingredients

6 servings

Instructions

  1. Cut the pork fat into small cubes and place inside a slow cooker on high mode.
  2. Cut the pork into 3-inch pieces and sprinkle generously with salt. Add the pork in with the fat. Cover and cook until thoroughly tender, for 4 hours.
  3. Remove the pork to a cutting board, leaving behind as much fat as possible. Refrigerate the lard for other uses, or discard. Shred the carnitas into very large, coarse pieces. Heat a skillet (I prefer nonstick) over medium heat. When the pan is very hot, spoon in enough carnitas-cooking fat to fill the bottom generously.  Scoop in the pork, spreading it out in an even layer. Cook undisturbed for a couple of minutes, until brown and releases easily.  Gently turn the pieces to brown the other side. Enjoy in tacos, with rice, nachos, burritos, or however you like carnitas!
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Nutrition per serving

361kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$440.00
Per Serving
$73.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$880.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (67% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
pork fat 1 lb $110.00
pork shoulder/butt 3 lb $330.00
salt - -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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The Ultimate Easy 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb pork fat
  • 3 lb pork shoulder/butt (cubed)
  • salt

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