Beef / Pork

Pork Canitas takes several minutes to prepare.

Pork Canitas takes several minutes to cook.

Pork Canitas makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Pork Canitas are:

440g pork shoulder, skinless, trimmed
1 onion, coarsely chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and ribs removed, chopped
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
oranges, juice only 100ml
Rub
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 tsp ground cumin

Here is how you make Pork Canitas:

INSTRUCTIONSRinse and dry the pork shoulder, rub in salt and pepper.Combine the rub ingredients then rub all over the pork.Place the pork in a slow cooker (fat cap up), top with the onion, jalape?o, minced garlic (don't worry about spreading it) and squeeze over the juice of the orange.Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 6 hours.The meat should be tender and falling off the bone. Remove from the slow cooker and let cool slightly. Then shred the pork using two forks.Skim off the fat from the juices remaining in the slow cooker and discard the fat. Then if you are left with a lot more than 1? to 2 cups of juice, then reduce it (either in the slow cooker on the saut? setting with the lid off, or in a saucepan). Set aside.To FreezePour the juices over the pulled pork and store in ziplock bags or airtight containers. Freeze in small batches for convenience. To use, defrost completely before following the next steps to brown.To ServeHeat 1 tbsp of oil in a large non stick pan over high heat. Place shredded pork into the pan and press down and cook until the bottom side is golden brown and crusty.Pour over the juices and serve immediately (if you are using defrosted carnitas, this is not applicable as the juices are already on the meat).If you are reheating the carnitas, then flip and cook the other side briefly just to warm through. I really recommend only making one side crusty and leaving the other side juicy and moist.Serving Size:?4

The nutritional information for Pork Canitas is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 235.0

• Total Fat: 13.5 g
• Cholesterol: 68.2 mg
• Sodium: 1,260.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 6.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
• Protein: 19.5 g