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Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos

Jenn Bare's slow-cooker mains. About 8-10 hours in the crock, serves 12.

ApplianceSlow Cooker
Cook8-10 hours
Serves12
Jenn BareWritten byJenn Bare
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos

Method

Step by step

  1. 01

    Combine all dry ingredients in a small bowl to make the rub.

  2. 02

    Coat Pork with rub and put in the slow cooker.

  3. 03

    Cover. Cook on Low for 8-10 hours or until brown and tender.

  4. 04

    Remove pork from slow cooker, remove any fat, and shred the pork with two forks.

  5. 05

    Reserve cooking liquid.

  6. 06

    Stir enough cooking liquid into the pork to moisten.

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Originally published on getcrocked.com.

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Jenn Bare

Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.

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