Spicy Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
Need a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal side dish? Spicy Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas could be an awesome recipe to try. This recipe makes 10 servings with 104 calories, 10g of protein, and 5g of fat each. For 74 cents per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals.
Cook time
45 min
Servings
10
Ingredients
11
Nutrition
per serving104 kcal
Calories
10 g
Protein
5 g
Fat
6 g
Carbs
Ingredients
For 10 servings
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Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, combine the cumin, onion powder, chili powder and cayenne pepper. Rub the mixture onto the pork tenderloin making sure to cover it completely.
- 2
In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil over med-high heat.
- 3
Add the pork tenderloin to the pan and sear, approximately 1-2 minutes on each side.
- 4
Place the tenderloin in the bottom of a slow cooker coated with cooking spray. Cover with the peppers, onions and cherry pepper juice.
- 5
Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until the meat shreds easily with a fork. Uncover and shred the meat using two forks. Stir the carnitas mixture with the juice, cover and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
- 6
Serve with whatever idea you dream up. I toasted corn tortillas and added the carnitas mixture.topped it with red onion, pepper jack cheese, diced tomatoes, lettuce and avocado. Instead of sour cream I used Chobani low-fat greek yogurt.
