Crock Pot Pork Carnitas
Pork butts go on
sale all the time and we invariably end up with one. Then we try
to figure out what to do with such a big hunk of meat. Sometimes
we put it on a smoker and make BBQ pulled pork for sandwiches and
sometimes we grind it into sausage, but eventually you get tired
of doing the same thing. So one day I stumbled on two recipes for
crock pot pork carnitas and took what I thought was the best parts
of the two recipes and combined them in to a single one. It was
wonderful! This recipe is incredibly easy and so good it's hard to
describe with words. All you do is mix some spices together, rub
it all over the pork butt, put the butt in a slow cooker and leave
it alone. You can start this before you go to work and you will
have a delicious meal waiting for you when you get home.
| 1 |
pork
butt |
| 4 tbl |
chili
powder |
| 1 tbl |
salt |
| 1 tbl |
brown
sugar |
| 2 tsp |
ground
cumin |
| 1 tsp |
cayenne |
| 1 tsp |
ground
oregano |
| 1 tsp |
onion
powder |
| 1 tsp |
garlic
powder |
| ¼ tsp |
cinnamon |
Mix all the spices together in a bowl. Using about half of the
spices, cover the pork butt and rub it in. Save the rest of the
spices. Put the butt in a crock pot with the fat side up. Put the
lid on the crock, set it to low, and cook the butt for 10 hours.
Open the lid and let the butt cool. Using your fingers or a fork,
pull the meat apart separating the fat and discarding it. Sprinkle
some of the remaining spices on the pulled pork and mix everything
together. Add as much of the spices as you feel like. You can
serve this just like it is or skim the fat off the juices left
behind in the crock pot and mix it into the meat. Either way it is
delicious. The leftovers make great tacos too.
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