Crockpot Carñitas

Submitted by JustVikie

"This is an original recipe that I came up with after eating carnitas at a local Mexican restaurant. They are just as good in my opinion!"

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 12 carnita tacos
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 -4 lbs pork shoulder
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled, each clove cut into 4 pieces
• 1 fresh jalapeno pepper
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro
• 12 ounces beer
• corn tortilla

directions

1. With a knife, cut several small slits into the roast. Insert pieces of garlic cloves in roast; place in crockpot with whole pepper and half bunch of cilantro which has been chopped. Season to taste. Pour in beer. Cook on HIGH 4 to 6 hours until fork tender (LOW 9 to 11 hours). Remove meat; shred. Serve with warm tortillas, with by your choice of garnishes. Suggested garnishes: diced tomatoes, onions, sliced ripe olives, shredded lettuce, sour cream, cheese, salsa, guacamole, and cilantro.

Reviews

[flower7]

Fantastico! I cooked for 4 hours on high and 2 hours on low and it was absolutely perfect. I used 4 huge cloves of garlic, parsley instead of cilantro (not a fan of cilantro) and a Mexican pilsner-style beer (Cerveza Pacifico Clara). Also added a good grinding of black pepper and 1 tsp Fumee de Sel (smoked sea salt). Served on tortillas with various taco toppings (I liked sour cream, onion, parsley & cheese, sometimes tomato too). Thank you so much for the awesome recipe!