Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2015

For great slow-cooker carnitas, you need to rethink the braise.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 5 to 7 hours on high or 8 to 10 hours on low

Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To achieve a slow-cooker version of this Mexican pulled pork dish, we had to make some adjustments to compensate for the moist environment of the slow cooker. We cut pork shoulder (with a good amount of fat left on it) into chunks and combi...

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