Name: Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 lbs pork butt; 2 tsp Vegetable Oil; 1½ tsp salt; ¾ tsp pepper; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 onion; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp dried oregano; 2 tbsp lime juice; 1½ cups chicken broth; ⅓ cup orange juice; 16 corn tortillas; ½ cup cilantro; ⅓ cup red onion

How To Make Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos

Enjoy Mexican flavors with these slow cooked carnitas tacos! They’re tortillas stuffed with tender pork cooked in a savory broth, orange juice, and spices.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 4 hours

Total: 4 hours 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4lbspork butt,or boneless country ribs, boneless, fat trimmed, cut into 2-inch cubes
2tspvegetable oil
1½tspsalt
¾tsppepper
1tspground cumin
1onion,peeled, quartered
2bay leaves
1tspdried oregano
2tbsplime juice,fresh
1½cupschicken broth
⅓cuporange juice
16corn tortillas
½cupcilantro,chopped
⅓cupred onion,finely diced

Instructions

Heat a large pot over medium heat, and add the oil. Season the meat with salt and pepper, then brown it in batches. Transfer the browned meat to a plate.
Place the browned meat it in a slow cooker along with the cumin, onion, bay leaves, oregano, lime juice, chicken broth, and orange juice.
Cover and cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours.
Remove the meat from the crockpot with a slotted spoon. Place the meat in a single layer on a sheet pan.
Broil the meat for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
Roughly shred the meat, then divide them between the tortillas.
Top with cilantro and red onion, then serve. Enjoy!