Carnitas

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This recipe is terrific and so easy. I made it for a group of friends, everyone loved it. I will be making this again!

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These were REALLY good, I did change a few things. I cooked in slow cooker, added cilantro, lime juice, and a little fajita seasoning (because I was out of seasoning salt The meat fell apart though and was delicious! I was wondering where my garlic cloves went though lol. I took the onions out but couldn't for the life of me find the garlic...oh well, it was still wonderful! Thank you =
Oh I almost forgot- I made the black bean salsa from Guy Fieri's "coyote quesadilla" and it was AMAZING with the pork!! Will make again and again!!

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My first attempt at making carnitas was a total success! I used to purchase the packaged variety from the store, serve on corn tortillas with homemade pico de gallo and lime. After reading the label, and seeing the amounts of sodium - plus an $8.99 package which left my husband and I a bit hungry, I thought it would be great if I could make myself.

I'm on a total kick of making everything from now on from scratch so I can control the sodium and quality of ingredients. With this recipe, I didn't use 'seasoned salt,' nor the amount called for. I did sprinkle on a little bit of salt, then ground pepper. The ending result needed to be salted, but this way I could do so very lightly on my taco.


I purchased a 4-lb slab for just over $10. Prepared by cutting off a huge slab of fat from the top attempted to cut off as much more as possible wondering if it was going to be worth the trouble at the end. Cut it into thirds and took Andrea's advice and broke out my slow cooker. WOW. 5 hours on high and it came out beautiful! All the excess fat melted off the meat, which then shredded perfectly with a fork.

So for around 10 bux, we got four/five portions (it does shrink and healthier by not loading on the sodium or cooking in lard.

Go for it folks, you'll be thrilled with the results!!!

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Yum/. I have several recipes for pulled pork, this is very easy. You can find the liquid smoke at the grocery store I have used the slow cooker, oven, and used my le cruseut on the stove. (keep covered0 You can used the pulled pork for tacos or use with BBQ sauce and serve on buns as a sandwich. Enjoy!

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This recipe is very easy & yummy. I added lime zest and baked for 3 hours.

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Very easy and very yummy! I may have cooked them a little longer than 3 hours, but they were fabulous!

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I loved them - but have to agree that maybe the slow cooker would be moister. I did them in the oven as directed inthe recipe , and noticed that they were dry towards the end.... nothing a litlle liquid.... OJ . lime or water wouldn't fix . Great ---will definately make them agian and agian.

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Amazing carnitas! I actually did this in the slow cooker and cooked it on hight for about 5 hrs, using the same ingredients. Wow! My family couldn't get enough. Highly recommend this recipe for anyone looking to expand their mexican tastes.

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Without any dought these are the best homemade carnitas one can make, and it was so easy. If you hav'nt tryed it yet your missing out. I did throw in two jalapeno peppers sliced in halves to give it a little kick while roasting with the onions and garlic. A recipe that you just can't go wrong with when having some guest over for some great tacos.

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I know carnitas are supposed to be cooked in lard, half of my family is from Mexico, but I did not want to have to deal with that mess and I was looking for an alternative. I tried this recipe last night and they were great. Once they come out of the oven and are shredded they are somewhat dry but just reduce the pan drippings and mix it in and you got it. This was a great recipe. One of the best dishes I have made.