Slow Cooker Carnitas with Apple Salsa
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Course: Main Dish
- Skill Level: Beginner
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- Yield: 6
- Servings: 4-6
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 10:00 h
- Ready In: 10:10 h
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Nutritional Info
This information is per serving.
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Calories
459 -
Fat
7 g -
Saturated Fat
2 g -
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4 g -
Cholesterol
51 mg -
Sodium
761 mg -
Potassium
626 mg -
Carbohydrate
73 g -
Fiber
3 g -
Sugars
41 g -
Protein
25 g
Slow cooker carnitas with apple salsa. Very delicious and easy Mexican recipe. Adapted from https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/slow-cooker-cider-carnitas-with-fresh-apple-salsa/ You may also like The best Crock Pot baked Ziti
Slow Cooker Carnitas with Apple salsa
Ingredients
- 2 pounds (960 g) boneless pork shoulder
- 2 cups (500 ml) apple cider
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup (250 g) brown sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon salt
- For Apple Salsa: 2 large Grammy Smith apples,peeled,cored and cubed
- 1 jalapeno pepper, deseeded
- 2 cups (50 g) cubed cucumbers
- 1/4 cup (60 g) pomegranate aryls
- 2 tablespoons torn cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons red onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- tortillas, to serve
Method
Step 1
Place pork shoulder in a slow cooker.
Step 2
In a mixing bowl, combine apple cider, vinegar, brown sugar, cinnamon, bay leaf, and salt. Stir well and pour mixture over the pork. Cover slow cooker and cook on low-heat setting for 8-10 hours.
Step 3
Remove cooked pork shoulder from slow cooker. Place in a bowl and, using a two forks, shred the meat. Toss shredded pork with 1/4 cup cooking liquid from slow cooker. Serve together with apple salsa on the bed of fresh tortillas.
Step 4
For apple salsa: In a mixing bowl, combine all salsa ingredients. Toss well.