Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds pork butt (shoulder) (2-1/2 pounds if bone in)
  • 2 Tablespoons bacon fat (optional)
  • 1 teaspoons cumin
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 2 teaspoons ancho chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 lime
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 cloves of garlic (or more!)

Directions:

  • Coat bottom of slow cooker with bacon fat (optional)
  • Trim fat, and cut pork into 2" cubes
  • Cut onion into 8 slices
  • Cut 1 orange into 4 slices
  • Cut lime into 4 slices
  • Peel and crush garlic cloves
  • Mix dry ingredients
  • Fill bottom of slow cooker with meat
  • Sprinkle half the dry spices on the meat
  • If necessary add remaining meat, sprnkle with spices
  • Put onion, garlic, orange and lime slices on the meat
  • Sprinkle remaining dry ingredients on top
  • Squeeze the juice from the 2nd orange over the food
  • Cook for 8-10 hours on low, or 4- -6 hours on high
  • Remove meat to a cutting board, shred with two forks
  • Strain liquid into a saucepan, reduce liquid by half
  • Place shredded pork on a cookie sheet
  • Drizzle reduced sauce over shredded meat
  • Brown under broiler for about 4 minutes, flip meat, broil for about 4 more minutes until brown
  • Serve up on tacos, burritos, enchiladas, on a plate with your favorite side dishes

2017-05-06 03:03:00 +0000 UTC