Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Crispy Slow Cooker Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.allrecipes.com
7 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 5.0★.
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 | 0% | 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)
Weights computed by us.
| 1814 g | 4 pounds boneless pork shoulder |
| 11 g | 1 tablespoon kosher salt |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon pepper |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons garlic powder |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons ancho chili powder (or regular chili powder) |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon cumin |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons olive oil |
| 1 orange, cut in half, juiced, rinds reserved | |
| 1 lime, juiced | |
| 150 g | 1 white onion, quartered |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| Tortillas, cilantro, diced white onion and lime wedges for serving or as desired |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Nicole, you got me again! I saw this today and I knew I had to make this. It was easy and excellent. I didn't even have a pork butt which I'm sure would've been even better. I used a pork tenderloin and 2 bone in pork loin chops because that's what I had and n” — a cook, 5★
“Oh Lawd! I had made a pork roast and took the leftover meat for this, so I was way ahead in regards to time. This was fanawesometastic! I didn't have any tortillas, but I had tostadas and it just added some crunch. I also added avocados, sour cream and Taco Be” — a cook, 5★