Best Ever Slow Cooker Carnitas Recipe - Food.com

Name: Best Ever Slow Cooker Carnitas Recipe - Food.com
Ingredients: 2 lbs pork loin (Boston butt and shoulder work great. Leaner meats seem to dry out.); 1/2 cup butter, melted; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 cinnamon stick; 5 -6 garlic cloves, peeled with the tips chopped off; 3 -4 bay leaves, broken; 1 teaspoon oregano; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 2 teaspoons cumin; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or more to taste); 1/3 cup whole milk; 1 (20 ounce) bottle Coca-Cola Classic

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A mouth-watering Mexican carnitas recipe with a special sweet addition, slow cooked for hours in a crock-pot and served with warm tortillas. After num

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Ingredients

2 lbs pork loin (Boston butt and shoulder work great. Leaner meats seem to dry out.)
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cinnamon stick
5 -6 garlic cloves, peeled with the tips chopped off
3 -4 bay leaves, broken
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or more to taste)
1/3 cup whole milk
1 (20 ounce) bottle Coca-Cola Classic