Slow Cooker Carnitas (Mexican Pork)
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Slow Cooker Carnitas (Mexican Pork)
Description
Slow Cooker Carnitas uses a pork roast seasoned with salt, pepper, and layered with sautéed onions and minced garlic to create a rich base flavor. The searing step browns the meat, adding depth and texture, before placing everything into a baking dish covered with green enchilada sauce. Baking at low heat for several hours breaks down the meat fibers, making it easy to shred.
The enchilada sauce contributes layers of mild heat, tanginess, and spice, infusing the pork during cooking. The final shredded carnitas are juicy and tender with a balanced savory taste, suitable for assembling into tacos, burritos, or as a flavorful protein addition atop nachos and salads.
This method is practical for cooking carnitas without deep-frying and provides a hands-off approach using the oven or crockpot. Searing the meat before slow cooking ensures a more complex flavor and texture contrast between the bark and tender shredded interior.
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 large onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1-1 1/2 lb. pork roast
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 1/4 cups Green enchilada sauce good quality
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees or turn on crockpot to medium. Preheat oil over medium heat in a large skillet.
- Saute onions for 2 minutes or until they start becoming translucent. Pour in minced garlic and cook another minute.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper over pork liberally. Push onions and garlic to the edges of the pan and sear meat on all sides until brown.
- Transfer entire contents of the pan into a baking dish with high sides. Pour enchilada sauce over top, cover with foil and bake for 2-3 hours or until meat is fork-tender. Shred pork and serve in tacos, burritos, on nachos, etc.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 324 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 324kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 39g | 78% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 734mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 656mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 500IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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