Slow Cooker Carnitas. Carnitas means 'little meats' and is traditionally fried then braised. This recipe is made much easier using the slow cooker but the results are just as tasty. Every tortilla dreams of being stuffed with Carnitas.

Add the onions, cilantro, salsa, broth, tequila and chiles. This pork is cooked to perfection. It is tender on the inside and crispy on the outside for an amazing dinner idea. You can have Slow Cooker Carnitas using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Carnitas

1. Prepare of Pork Shoulder (Boneless is Easier).
2. You need of Adobo Seasoning.
3. You need of Black Pepper.
4. Prepare of Salt.
5. You need of Sazon (cilantro con achiote).
6. It's of Slow Cooker.

The house smelled amazing from the pork carnitas slow cooking all day. We love to serve it on tortillas and the entire family goes crazy over these tacos. These Crispy Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas aka Mexican pulled pork is one of the best recipes I've ever made! These crockpot carnitas come out juicy and tender on the inside and nice and crispy on the outside.

Slow Cooker Carnitas step by step

1. Turn your Slow Cooker on Lo..
2. Rub your Pork Shoulder with all of the spices. I don't have exact measurements, more of like just eyeball it. I like a lot of seaaoning..
3. Put the lid on and cook on Lo for 8 hrs. Don't add anything else..
4. Remove lid use a fork to gently pull apart the pork. It will mostly shred on it's own. You can drain the excess juice if you want. And when making tacos I heat a little oil in a frying pan on medium high and put a serving of the shredded pork in there just to crispen it up a little bit. Also these Carnitas left overs (if you have some) make fantastic nachos the next day. Just Saying!.

The pork is so flavorful thanks to. The easiest carnitas you will ever make right in the crockpot, cooked low and slow for the most amazing fall-apart tender pork goodness! Have you joined The Walking Dead fan club yet? The season premier is on Sunday night and they've been playing every single episode from start to finish on AMC for this premier. Place the pork in a slow cooker and top with the onion, garlic, and jalapeno.