easy carnitas recipe

These are the easiest crockpot carnitas and simple enough for anyone to make! Juicy, flavorful, and perfectly browned with a crispy crust.

Easy Crockpot Carnitas

pork shoulder

garlic

salt

cumin

chili powder

black pepper

oregano

cinnamon

cayenne pepper

chipotle hot sauce (optional)

limes

orange juice

beer (a standard lager works great

salsa (I like to use a less chunky one)

Place the pork shoulder in the slow cooker. Roughly chop the garlic and place in the slow cooker (I actually kind of rubbed it onto the meat to get as much garlic flavor as possible, but you could just toss it in, too).

Easy Crockpot Carnitas Step 1

Sprinkle the meat with salt, cumin, chili powder, black pepper, oregano, cinnamon, and cayenne. Rub seasonings onto the pork.

Easy Crockpot Carnitas Step 2

Add lime juice, orange juice, beer, and salsa. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

Easy Crockpot Carnitas Step 3

Shred meat with two forks directly in the slow cooker (or take out, shred, and replace in sauce). It should fall apart easily.

Easy Crockpot Carnitas Step 4

Preheat broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the shredded meat on the cooking sheet and pour a few spoonfuls of sauce over the top. Broil for 5-10 minutes or until you get browned edges on the pork.

Easy Crockpot Carnitas Step 5

Serve on tortillas with fresh cilantro, avocado, and lime juice.

Easy Crockpot Carnitas Step 6

Holey moley this was insanely easy and soooooo good. I got the best compliment of my life from my hubby after making this, and I cook all the time. Broiling after it made it magic. Seriously. Thank you.

I'm sure it would,  but if you are in doubt just use a N/A beer (they make a lot of different flavors now- everything from a light IPA to a dark stout)

We had this tonight! Yum! The meat was a bit salty for us (and I'm down with salt!) but otherwise delish. Can't wait to try it again, maybe with 2 tsp. of salt this time. I did substitute chicken broth for the beer....which probably explains the saltiness;-)

These turned out AWESOME! And I thought I couldn't cook! ;) Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. Just came across it and your blog through Pinterest the other day. Can't wait to try out more of your recipes! And if we have enough leftovers (I only made a 3 lb batch), I'll definitely try out the Tamale Pie!

Put this bad boy together this afternoon. I was kind of on a time crunch so I put in on high for 6 hours. It came out perfect. Thanks for this awesome recipe. Best tacos I've ever made.

lovely!  hmmm did you use your rice cooker for this?

OMG!  Salivating looking at that recipe and it's still kind of morning here.  Am at home from work with a sick child otherwise would be off to the market to buy me some pork!  Oh and I love pork belly too so yes please share a recipe!  love the crunchy skin and then the under-layers that just melt in your mouth!  Living in Italy, we can't ever find this here so I always indulge when I go back home to Australia!

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3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Carnitas are so easy they just about cook themselves. Just toss it in the crockpot and go!

Slow Cooker Carnitas (3-Ingredient Pork Recipe) + Video

green salsa

onion

salt (to taste)

black pepper (to taste)

Place pork in the bottom of the crockpot. Sprinkle onion over top and pour salsa over top.

Cover and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.  Once cooked through, use 2 forks or meat claws to shred pork. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mine usually needs just a pinch.

Stir, cover and allow to cook for 30 minutes longer so the pork can absorb all those yummy juices.

Serve and enjoy!

I love to use boneless for this recipe, It makes everything easier. This was so good, and I can't wait to make more!

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Slow Cooker Carnitas are so easy to make! This simple recipe yields the most fabulous results. Just toss it in the crockpot and go!

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