Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Place the pork shoulder in the slow cooker. Roughly chop the garlic and place in the slow cooker (I rubbed it onto the meat to get as much garlic flavor as possible, but you could just toss it in, too).

1. Sprinkle the meat with salt, cumin, chili powder, black pepper, oregano, cinnamon, and cayenne. Rub seasonings onto the pork.

2. Add lime juice, orange juice, beer, and salsa. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

3. Shred meat with two forks directly in the slow cooker. It should fall apart easily.

4. Preheat broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the shredded meat on the cooking sheet and pour a few spoonfuls of sauce over the top. Broil for 5 minutes or until you get browned edges on the pork.

5. Serve on tortillas with fresh cilantro, crumbled cotija cheese, salsa verde, white onion, and lime juice. (Or whatever you want!)

What you’ll need:

• 4-5 pounds pork shoulder

• 5 cloves garlic 

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp cumin

• 1 tsp chili powder

• 1 tsp black pepper

• 1 tsp oregano

• 1/4 tsp cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

• 1 tbsp chipotle hot sauce

• Juice of 2 limes

• 1/2 c orange juice

• 12 oz beer (lager) 

• 1/2 c salsa