Tacos de Carnitas
- 2 lb organic pork butt (leg)
- 2 tsp fresh organic cumin seeds
- 1 tsp dried organic oregano
- 1 tsp kosher sea salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground organic pepper
- 1 tbsp organic olive oil
- 1 jalapeno diced (seeds or no seeds..up to you)
- 1/2 cup fresh organic pineapple juice
- 4 clove organic garlic
- 1 onion, chopped
- Remove excess fat from pork and place in a mixing bowl
- GROUND the cumin seeds first!
- Now add the salt, pepper, cumin, oregano and oil... rub that butt lol
- Place that pork booty in your slow cooker and set the heat to low and cook for 8hr to 10hrs.
- (Set on high to get it done in 4 to 6 hours)
- Chop your onion, peel the garlic cloves, dice that jalapeno and add it all to the slow cooker.
- Grab your organic pineapple and cut 1/4 of it, cut the skin off and add to your blender (make sure to add some water).
- After blending for about 40 sec.
- pour the juice into a colander and measuring cup.
- Add 1/2 cup to the slow cooker...drink the rest ;)
- Time's up!
- Use a fork to check if the meat parts away easily (this means it's ready).
- Let it cool down a bit then shred it.
- In a pan add some oil and add the shredded pork (medium high heat).
- Let it get crispy on the bottom for that traditional crisp in the meat.
- Add salt to taste and Vamonos!
pork, cumin seeds, oregano, kosher sea salt, pepper, olive oil, fresh organic pineapple juice, clove organic garlic, onion
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/354512-tacos-de-carnitas (may not work)