Easy Pork Carnitas Recipe
If you like tacos, you will love this recipe.
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 112kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Crockpot/Roast
- 2 lbs pork shoulder roast
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp lime juice juice of 2 limes
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tsp Italian Spice optional
Instructions
- Put the pork roast, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, onion powder and lime juice in a crockpot on low in the morning so that it can cook for 6 to 8 hours. If it's frozen you will need 8-10 hours for it to get really tender.
- When you are ready take the lid off of the crock pot and turn it off. Let it cool so that you can handle it, and then shred it with two forks in the crock pot. Save the broth from the crockpot in case you need to add more to the finished product. See notes.
- Spoon the meat out on a broiler pan. Broil until crispy brown. (About 4 minutes in my oven)
- Enjoy. This should make about 16 tacos with 2 oz of meat in each.
Nutrition
Serving: 4ounces | Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 5g | Sodium: 170mg | Fiber: 1g | Net Carbs: 1g | Fat Ratio per Serving: 40.18% | Protein Ratio per Serving: 50% | Carb Ratio per Serving: 3.57%