Easy Crispy Slow Cooker Carnitas Recipe

Name: Easy Crispy Slow Cooker Carnitas Recipe
Total time: 495 min
Ingredients: 3-4 lbs pork shoulder or pork butt (trimmed of fat cap and cut into fist-sized chunks); 2 tablespoons olive oil; Salt; pepper; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 onion, chopped; 1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped (optional); 1 cup chicken broth; 1/2 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed preferred); 1/4 cup lime juice (freshly squeezed preferred); 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 bay leaf

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Make restaurant-quality carnitas at home with this easy slow cooker recipe. Tender pork shoulder cooked with citrus and spices, then crisped under the broiler for authentic flavor.

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Ingredients

3-4 lbs pork shoulder or pork butt (trimmed of fat cap and cut into fist-sized chunks)
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt
pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped (optional)
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed preferred)
1/4 cup lime juice (freshly squeezed preferred)
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf