Crock Pot Carnitas Recipe
Crock pot pork carnitas recipe is a great slow cooker pork roast recipe that is perfect used on tacos, salads or nachos. I cannot resist carnitas, ever. Carnitas = pork deliciousness at a Mexican restaurant. We had pork tacos or Crock Pot Carnitas Tacos at home finally. It was pork heaven!
How to Make Crock Pot Pork Carnitas
I changed up some of my typical flavors for these and loved the small twist. I started with a pork roast. Use a pork butt, picnic, shoulder, or even loin. I used about 3 pounds of meat.
So, the array of seasonings. Salt, pepper, paprika, cayenne, cumin, cinnamon and a beer with a hint of orange.
Mix the seasonings together in a small bowl.
I pressed four cloves of garlic and and rubbed them on both sides of the pork.
I then rubbed the seasonings on both sides of the pork.
Then, I just couldn’t resist. I sprinkled some chipotle tabasco sauce all over. About 8 dashes.
And then I poured the beer over top and turned the crock pot on for 4 hours on high. Came back to beer almost braised pork.
I grabbed a big serving fork to help break it apart.
And then let it cook about 15 minutes longer on low.
I made some guacamole thanks to my friend Heather over at 3 kids and lots of pigs yummy inspiration. I covered my tacos with cheese, gauc and cilantro.
Pork Roast Recipes
Beer Braised Crock Pot Pork Carnitas
Crock Pot Carnitas
Ingredients
- 3 pound pork roast shoulder, butt, picnic or loin
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 bottle of beer I like to use citrus beers like blue moon or a traditional Mexican beer
- 8 dashes of hot sauce optional
Instructions
- Mix seasonings together in a small bowl.
- Press the garlic or mince finely and rub on both sides of the pork. Rub the seasonings on the pork.
- Place the pork roast in the crock pot and cover with hot sauce and beer.
- Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
- After cooking time, shred meat. Let continue to cook on low till ready to eat. Add water if there is no liquid left in the crock pot.
- Serve on taco shells with toppings of your choice or on a salad or on a big bed of tortilla chips.
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Thanks for hosting! I posted a profile for canned salmon, a great, budget-friendly solution for good eating.
Yum! I have a whole hog coming soon and I'll be pulling out my array of spices for this carnitas recipe. can't wait. I linked up Magic Farmhouse's Dreamy Venison Stew. It's DIVINE.
Your Carnitas look mouth-watering good! Thanks for featuring the Baked Bacon! This week I have shared Sausage Mushroom Pizza, it is the first post I did on my site. Thanks for hosting!
There is a first for everything. I just linked up…a second time. Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza actually also shows the BBQ Chicken Pizza. Both I made last week for our family and were big hits!
Yum, anything with a Blue Moon in it is a winner for me. Katie better hurry and come get her pork, so she can make this along with my recipe: pork chops with apple cider glaze.
Yum, I love carnitas!! I linked up some crockpot turkey and stuffing for you! Thanks for hosting.
Hi Leah,
That Pork Roast looks out of this world and I love what you did with it. The Carnitas look delicious! Thanks for hosting and have a great week!
Miz Helen
Yum!! Looks so good!! I need to use my crock pot more – these would be a hit with the boyfriend!
I linked to roast duck – the first time I've made it and it turned out really good!
Sarah from The House That Ag Built
Ack! I just linked up homemade cheese dip and homemade yogurt! I'm sorry I know that it is all meat monday. I guess I was just spacing and thinking about when I'm going to make these carnitas for my hubby. He loves them and I've never made them. Please delete off my 2 entries. So sorry!
I love my crock pot and this recipe looks awesome. The lineup of spices looks so good and orange? sounds so interesting! Thanks so much for sharing this at the Rock 'n Share!
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