5.0 from 24 votes
Carnitas Recipe
This carnitas recipe takes minutes to prep and is great in tacos, bean burritos, quesadillas, chimichangas, and more!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
9 hrs
Total Time
9 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 225 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 4 pounds pork butt, bonless, skinless
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt (with parsley flakes)
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 4 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 jalapeño, deseeded, chopped
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup lime juice
Rub Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Combine rub ingredients in a small bowl and sit aside.
- Dry pork butt and rub garlic salt and pepper all over it. Put rub ingredients on pork butt and place in a slow cooker, with the fat side up.
- Add minced garlic, onion, and jalapeno. Top with lime and orange juices.
- Cook on HIGH for 6 hours or LOW for 9-10 hours.
- Let cool for 20 minutes before shredding making sure to discard any big chunks of fat.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
225kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
91mg
(30%)
Sodium
488mg
(20%)
Potassium
571mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
47IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 225
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 225kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 488mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 571mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 47IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.