Slow Cooker Carnitas

Name: Slow Cooker Carnitas
Prep time: 10 h 10 min
Cook time: 10 h 10 min
Total time: 10 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 473 milliliters chicken broth; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoons crumbled dried oregano; 2 kilograms boneless pork shoulder roast; 1 teaspoon salt

Slow Cooker Carnitas might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 168 calories, 22g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of bay leaves, ground cinnamon, oregano, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the ground cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Twists as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 10 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Mix together salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, coriander, and cinnamon in a bowl. Coat pork with the spice mixture.

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Garlic Powder

Coriander

Cinnamon

Oregano

Cumin

Pork

Salt

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Bowl

Place the bay leaves in the bottom of a slow cooker and place the pork on top.

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Bay Leaves

Pork

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Slow Cooker

Pour the chicken broth around the sides of the pork, being careful not to rinse off the spice mixture.

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Chicken Broth

Pork

Cover and cook on Low until the pork shreds easily with a fork, about 10 hours. Turn the meat after it has cooked for 5 hours. When the pork is tender, remove from slow cooker, and shred with two forks. Use cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat.

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Meat