Are you looking for a super easy way to make a lot of meat for tacos, enchiladas and quesadillas? This Crock Pot Pork Carnitas recipe is our all time favorite!
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Cris here. I found these Crock Pot Pork Carnitas from Gooseberry Patch’s Slow-Cooker Christmas Favorites months ago and it immediately became a regular in our rotation. EVERYONE loves carnita night. I love how easy it is to throw together and the awesome flavor of the meat.
A Few Notes:
- I found these awesome shells to make little taco boats. However, if you can’t find them in the stores, you could always make them yourself with this Chicago Metallic Non-Stick Large Tortilla Shell Pans.
- Toppings are not included in the recipe below, we used shredded cheese, tomato and my homemade guac which is just equal parts lime juice and avocado (1 lime= 1 avocado) and little garlic thrown in. If using freeze dried garlic like I do, make sure to put the juice in the bowl and add your garlic to let it plump up and then mix in your avocado.
- For these yummy Crock Pot Pork Carnitas, I used my all-in-one slow cooker (it is 6 qt). I like that you can brown the meat in the unit, however, that is not a requirement of course. Any slow cooker the roast can fit in with the lid closed will work.
- The original recipe calls for 28 oz green enchilada sauce. Feel free to substitute red sauce or go half and half if you’d like.
Ingredients
- 4.5 lb boneless pork shoulder butt roast
- seasoned meat tenderizer salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced (I used 1/2 tsp freeze dried garlic)
- 28 oz can green enchilada sauce
Instructions
- Sprinkle your roast with a generous amount of meat tenderizer, salt and pepper, set aside for later
- Pour your oil in a large skillet and heat over medium heat
- Once your oil is hot, sautee your onion for a couple of minutes, until it is just starting to get translucent
- Put your garlic in your skillet and cook for another minute
- Push all of your onion and garlic to the side of your skillet and brown your roast on all sides in your skillet
- Now you put your roast in your crock pot with your onion mixture and enchilada sauce on top
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, your pork is done when it is fork-tender
- Shred your roast with a couple of forks and place pieces on a cookie sheet.
- Broil for 1-2 minutes to crisp up some of the edges and serve in tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, burritos or on nachos
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So easy and made wonderfully tender pulled pork. My family has picky eater syndrome. Everyone loved this. Even the pickiest!