Pork Carnitas
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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
- Mix seasonings and garlic together in a bowl; coat pork with spice mixture.
- 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.
- When the pork is tender, remove from the slow cooker; shred with two forks.
- Broil on a sheet pan until top is crispy.
- Use cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat, make tacos or enchiladas!