Carnitas Recipe
Savory pork, verde salsa, onion, cilantro, and lime on a white corn tortilla
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Ingredients
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Carnitas Ingredients
Method
Cooking Directions
- 1
Prepare the Pork
In a slow cooker, combine pork shoulder, minced garlic, cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper, and lime juice. Mix well.
- 2
Cook
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until the pork is tender and easily shredded.
- 3
Shred the Pork
Once cooked, remove the pork from the slow cooker and shred it with two forks. Return the shredded pork to the cooker to soak up the juices.
- 4
- 5
Serve
Serve immediately with lime wedges on the side.
