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Slow Cooker Carnitas Bowls

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Slow Cooker Carnitas Bowls

Tender slow cooker carnitas over cilantro-lime rice with all the toppings — broiling the shredded pork for a few minutes at the end gives it crisp, caramelised edges you'd normally only get from deep-frying.

Total time
500 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
490 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American
comfort

Ingredients

4 lbspork shoulder
citrus braise: orange juice, lime juice, cumin, oregano, garlic, chipotle, chicken broth
cilantro lime rice
black beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamoleto serve
pickled jalapeños

Instructions

1

Combine the pork shoulder with the citrus braise ingredients in the slow cooker.

2

Cook on low for 8 hours, until the meat shreds apart easily with two forks.

3

Shred the pork, spread it on a baking tray and crisp under a hot broiler for 5-10 minutes, watching closely, until the edges are caramelised and slightly charred.

4

Serve over cilantro-lime rice with black beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and pickled jalapenos.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
48
Protein
5g
Fat
3g
Carbs
0g
Fiber
0g
Sodium
12mg

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