Carnitas

5 from 2 votes
Recipe by riehlfood.com Difficulty: Easy
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

4

hours 

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 lb pork butt, cut in 2″ cubes

  • 2 T garlic powder

  • 3 T oregano

  • 3 T cumin

  • 2 T coriander

  • 6 t salt

  • 3 t pepper

  • 1 orange

  • 1 lime

  • 1 onion, sliced

  • 3 bay leaves

  • Oil

Directions

  • Mix together garlic powder, oregano, cumin, coriander, salt, and pepper. Lightly coat cubed pork with mixture.
  • Fry in lightly oiled hot skillet just to brown.
  • Remove meat from skillet and add to crock-pot.
  • Cut orange and lime in half, squeeze juice from both in crock-pot (after squeezing, add to crock-pot as well)
  • Add onion and bay leaves to crock-pot.
  • Cook for 4 hours on high.
  • Heat lightly oiled iron skillet on stove.
  • Flash fry small portions of meat to crisp up outside
  • Serve with tortillas, guacamole, and salsa.

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