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Looking to mix up your weeknight dinner routine? Flavorful and inexpensive, pork is the underrated, jack-of-all-meats that works in all kinds of dishes — from stir-fries to salads, sandwiches and more. Here's Delicious Crockpot Carnitas Recipes.

Crockpot Carnitas You can have Crockpot Carnitas using 10 ingredients and 9 steps.

Crockpot Carnitas Ingredients

  1. Prepare 3 lbs of pork (butt or shoulder) cut into one inch pieces.
  2. Prepare 1 of sweet onion, diced.
  3. You need 3-4 cloves of garlic.
  4. You need 2 of cinnamon sticks.
  5. Prepare 1/2 T of cumin.
  6. You need 1/2 T of oregano.
  7. You need 1/2 t of chipotle chili powder.
  8. Prepare 1/2 t of salt.
  9. You need 1/4 t of pepper.
  10. Prepare 1 of large orange (zest and juice).

Crockpot Carnitas step by step

  1. Place diced onion, garlic and cinnamon sticks in bottom of slow cooker..
  2. Mix oregano, cumin, salt, chipotle powder, and pepper in a small bowl..
  3. Pour powder mixture over cubes pork and stir to coat all pieces evenly..
  4. Dump pork over top of onions in crock pot..
  5. Zest some of the orange over top of pork..
  6. Cook on low for 6-8 hours..
  7. Remove cinnamon sticks, squeeze orange juice over pork and stir..
  8. Serve alone, as a burrito or taco filling, over rice, etc..
  9. (If you want it a little crispier, you can spread meat out on a jelly roll pan and broil for a few min.).

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