Mexican Style Crockpot Carnitas. Every tortilla dreams of being stuffed with Carnitas. The best of the best of Mexican food, seasoned pork is slow cooked until tender before gently teasing apart with forks and pan frying to golden, crispy perfection. This recipe for Mexican Crockpot Pork Carnitas is one of my favorites.

If you are looking for an easy but flavor packed Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas recipe, I have one for you! Adapted from my popular Mexican Shredded Beef (Barbacoa) Recipe, these Slow Cooker Carnitas require minimal prep and are delicious in tacos, burrito bowls, and even on salads!. Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas or Mexican Pulled Pork is the best Mexican pork recipe whether you stuff it into a tortilla, taco shell or turn it into a burrito bowl! You can cook Mexican Style Crockpot Carnitas using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mexican Style Crockpot Carnitas

It's 6 lb of Pork Butt Roast.
You need 3 clove of Garlic.
Prepare 1 tbsp of Garlic Salt.
Prepare 3 tbsp of cayenne pepper.
It's 3 tbsp of chili powder.
You need 2 tbsp of salt.
It's 3 tbsp of Lawrys Seasoning.
Prepare 2 tbsp of chili flakes.
It's 3 small of habaneros.
It's 1 bunch of cilantro.
Prepare 1 large of onion.
It's 1 can of Tall Can of Beer of your choice.

Pork Carnitas I know a lot of you share my love for Mexican food, so I think you will agree this is the most amazing pork recipe for the crock pot. Carnitas means 'little meats' and is traditionally fried then braised. This recipe is made much easier using the slow cooker but the results are just as tasty. This makes a great filling for tamales, enchiladas, tacos and burritos.

Mexican Style Crockpot Carnitas step by step

poke pork butt several times with a knife.
rough chop the garlic and rub it on to the Butt so it can rest on the pokes.
then mix your dry ingredients together to make a dry rub, once you do that rub it on the roast and get a even coat on it..
place roast in crock pot and cut your habaneros in half toss them in the pot and your onion cut in half as well.
throw cliantro in too and pour in your beer and put crock pot on high for 6-6 1/2 hours and enjoy with diced up onion and cilantro with salsa of your choice.

This filling is also great combined with your favorite barbecue sauce and served on buns. Carnitas Flautas/taquitos: go as simple as filling tortillas with carnitas, cheese and beans or make my BBQ Carnitas Taquitos recipe that mixes carnitas with barbecue sauce, cream cheese and cheese - SO good! The best crockpot carnitas you'll ever have! Killer Crockpot Pork Carnitas are made in your slow cooker, so it couldn't be easier! Do you remember the show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives?