Pork Carnitas
 
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Serves: many
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 pounds pork shoulder, cut into several large pieces
  • 3 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 4 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
Instructions
  1. Mix seasonings and garlic together in a bowl; coat pork with spice mixture.
  2. Place bay leaves in the bottom of a slow cooker and arrange pork on top. Pour chicken broth around the sides of pork, being careful not to rinse off spice mixture. Cover and cook on Low, turning after 5 hours, until pork shreds easily with a fork, about 10 hours in total.
  3. When the pork is tender, remove from the slow cooker; shred with two forks.
  4. Broil on a sheet pan until top is crispy.
  5. Use cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat, make tacos or enchiladas!
Recipe by Recipes of Our Tribe at https://smokeydave.com/pork-carnitas/