Carnitas (Mexican Slow Cooker Pulled Pork)

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 91.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	0%	7%
fat	1%	0%
aromatics	9%	9%
salt	1%	0%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

1814 g	2 kg / 4 lb pork shoulder (pork butt) (, skinless, boneless (5lb/2.5kg bone in) (Note 1))
15 g	2 1/2 tsp salt
2 g	1 tsp black pepper
150 g	1 onion (, chopped)
15 g	1 jalapeno (, deseeded, chopped)
12 g	4 cloves garlic, minced
	3/4 cup juice from orange (2 oranges)
4 g	1 tbsp dried oregano
4 g	2 tsp ground cumin
14 g	1 tbsp olive oil

Method: 10 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I love this recipe!! Have made it many times and it's always a fan favorite. The only thing I do differently is also use the zest from both oranges, and add the juice and zest from 2 limes too (otherwise I find it a bit too sweet for our tastes). It's so easy” — a cook, 5★

“I love this recipe!! Have made it many times and it’s always a fan favorite. The only thing I do differently is also use the zest from both oranges, and add the juice and zest from 2 limes too (otherwise I find it a bit too sweet for our tastes). It’s so easy,” — a cook, 5★