HOW TO MAKE DELICIOUS PORK CARNITAS IN A CROCKPOT: Healthier Without Sacrificing on Flavor

hi everyone I'm Marcy and today I'm going to show you how you can make delicious pork garnas in a crock pot yes it can be done and they come out juicy and savory with that little crispiness on the exterior that we all love they're perfect for tacos or burritos or anything else you may want to use it for think you're going to love this recipe and you're going to want to make it again and again [Music] [Applause] garitas are traditionally cooked in a lot of lard so part of the beauty of using a crock poot is that it's going to be much healthier without sacrificing any of the flavor in fact we're going to make sure that that flavor is infused by marinating the meat overnight so I'm starting with 2 and 1 12 lbs of pork butt that I've cut into smaller chunks and I've tried to remove as much of the fat as I could I've also got two teaspoon of kosher salt you'll need four to five cloves of garlic 2 tpoon red chili 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano one teaspoon crushed black pepper I've got one orange and two small limes and then tomorrow when we go to put it in the crock pot I'm going to be adding one cup of cola and a couple of bay leaves so let's go ahead and get started since I've already got the pork meat in a large bowl I'm just going to add in all the dry spices and try to get everything coated that's the salt the red chili powder the oregano and the black pepper with very clean hands you'll want to rub it in everywhere sort of like massaging it [Music] in next I'll place the seasoned pork into a large ziplock B [Music] bag then I'm going to add in the fresh garlic cloves which I quickly cut in half or just into smaller pieces then I'm going to slice the orange in half and squeeze in all the juice before dropping the whole thing into the bag so make sure you wash your fruit before doing this I'll do the same with these [Music] limes next seal the bag securely squish the bag around to get all those juices flowing and then place it in the refrigerator to marinate [Music] overnight it's now the next morning and the pork meat has soaked up so much flavor you wouldn't believe how wonderful it smells just place all the contents of the bag into the crock [Music] pot and add a cup of this Cola I'm just eyeballing [Music] this this seems about right then drop in the bay leaves then cover and and you can either cook it on low for 8 to 10 hours or on High 4 to 6 hours whatever works best with your schedule after that predetermined amount of time take a fork and test how tender that meat is if it easily falls apart it's ready to come [Music] out now shred it using two forks and you'll see that it comes apart so easily in just a couple of minutes I'll get all this shredded then place it onto a baking sheet and put it in the oven to bake at 425° for 25 to 30 [Music] minutes when it comes out of the oven it's sizzling and the the uh garitas are nice and crispy but what I'm going to do now is I'm going to take some of the juice that's in the crock pot and I'm just going to pour it over and trust me you will love this and then just make sure that everything else is ready to go whatever it is that you're going to be having with this because you want to enjoy it while it's nice and hot all right I am going to grab one of these corn Tas and make myself a taco so we can give this a [Music] try that's a big one there and this is that roasted Doo with avocado Sala that I've shared before but I'll put a link to that recipe in case you're interested [Music] all right I am definitely ready to try [Music] this these Carnitas are absolutely fantastic they're just super flavorful you can taste hints of that Citrus maybe a tiny bit of sweetness a little spiciness for sure just delicious all around and I think what I love most about this particular recipe done in the crock poot is that not only is it healthier but you get to make them on your own time schedule I really hope you try [Music] them thanks so much for checking out this video if you liked it please give it a thumbs up and subscribe so you don't miss any one of my recipes I also invite you to follow me at Marcy inspired on Instagram and Facebook until next time blessings from my kitchen to yours

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Id: e1NXnOYH938

Length: 6min 45sec (405 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 27 2024