Crock Pot Carnitas

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6-7 hours

Yield: serves: varies

Crock Pot Carnitas

Ingredients

1 (4 pound) boneless pork shoulder roast

1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 bay leaves
2 cups chicken broth

Instructions

Mix together salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, coriander, and cinnamon in a bowl. (we doubled the amounts you see above) Coat pork with the spice mixture. Put the bay leaves on the bottom of the slow cooker, followed by the pork on top. Pour the chicken broth around the sides, being careful not to rinse off any of the spice mixture with the broth.

Cook on high for 3 hours, before turning the meat and reducing the temperature to low for another 3 or 4 hours, or until the meat can be easily shredded with a fork.

Remove the meat from the pot, when it is ready, then shred with two forks. Spread the shredded meat on a cookie sheet and place under a broiler until it begins to crust on top. Be careful not to leave it there too long, this won't take long.

Can be served as is, or used in place of beef for tacos.