Crockpot Shredded Pork
A crockpot is the key to this tender, delicious dish.
Ingredients
4-7 pound pork loin roast, excess fat trimmed away
1 bulb of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 large onions, sliced
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into fourths
2 oranges, halved
2 tablespoons lime juice (about 1 lime), halved
2 apples, cored and cut into 8 pieces
Equipment
Cutting board
Small bowl
Slow cooker
Knife
Measuring cups and spoons
Instructions
- Before you begin wash your hands, surfaces, utensils, fruits, and vegetables.
- In a small bowl, combine garlic, cumin, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Rub mixture over entire roast.
- Place half of the onion slices and all of the carrot pieces in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Add roast to the slow cooker. Wash hands with soap and water after handling the raw roast.
- Top with remaining sliced onion.
- Squeeze oranges and lime onto the pork. Leave orange and lime halves in the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 7 hours and 40 minutes. Add sliced apples and continue cooking for an additional 20 minutes.
- Remove the pork and once cool enough to handle, shred.
- Serve with vegetables and apples from the slow cooker.
Tips
- To serve this meat as carnitas, reserve the liquid from the slow cooker. Set your oven to a low broil and spread the shredded meat in a thin layer on a large foil-covered baking sheet. Pour 1 cup of the reserved liquid over the meat and broil until meat starts to get crispy.
- Firmer apples will yield better results. If you only have baking apples, you can put them in the slow cooker 10 minutes later than the recipes calls.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
1 cup
Per serving
Amount
Calories
370
Total Fat
14g
Sodium
440mg
Total Carbohydrate
18g
Protein
41g
