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SLOW COOKER CARNITAS TACOS

Active Time : 45 Minutes
Total Time : 11 Hour 0 Minutes
Serves : 10
INGREDIENTS
  • For the carnitas:
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 4 to 5 lb. pork butt shoulder/butt
  • 1 white onion
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 2 oranges
  • 2 limes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 10-ounce can whole green chiles
  • For the chipotle crema
  • 2 cups Kemps ® Sour Cream
  • For serving:
  • corn tortillas
  • cilantro , chopped
  • white onion, chopped
  • lime wedges
DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl, combine cumin, paprika, salt and pepper.

Dry pork shoulder with a paper towel and then rub spice mix all over. Place pork into a slow cooker. Cut onion in half and smash each garlic clove. Place into slow cooker with skin on.

Add in the juice of the oranges and limes, bay leaves and can of green chiles with juice.

Set slow cooker on low for 10 hours.

In a blender, pulse together sour cream and chipotles until fully blended. Store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to serve.

Pork is finished once it is tender and easily pulls apart. Heat oven broiler and line a baking sheet with several layers of foil.

Using two forks, pull pork until shredded, discarding the fatty parts. Place pork on the baking sheet and ladle 1to 2 cups of the cooking liquid atop the pulled pork and toss to coat. Broil for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring twice

To serve, place pork inside warm corn tortillas, top with cilantro, onion, a squeeze of lime juice and drizzle of chipotle crema.