Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas

Name: Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 pounds, boneless pork butt roast, pulled apart at seams, trimmed, and cut into 1½-inch pieces; 1 , small onion, peeled and halved; 3 (2-inch), orange zest strips plus ½ cup juice; 3 (2-inch) strips, lime zest plus 2 tablespoons juice; 5 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon, ground cumin; 1 tablespoon, dried oregano; , Salt and pepper; 2 , bay leaves; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 18-24 , (6-inch) corn tortillas, warmed

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A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Slow Cooker

SERVES6 to 8

TIME8 to 9 hours on low or 5 to 6 hours on high

Slow cooker size4 to 7 quarts

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Slow Cooker

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To achieve a slow-cooker version of this Mexican pulled pork dish, we had to make some adjustments to compensate for the moist environment of the slow cooker. We cut pork shoulder into chunks and combined the meat with onion, orange zest an...

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