Slow Cooker Carnitas (pulled pork) Yucatan-style
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 5 mins
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 5 lbs pork shoulder , trimmed of excess fat
- 1 bottle Molli Yucatan marinade
- 4 cups of chicken stock
- ½ cup fresh cilantro , chopped
- ½ onion , diced
- 1 lime , quartered
- 10 corn tortillas warm
Instructions
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Place pork in a non-reactive dish and add the Molli Yucatan marinade. Marinate for 4 hours or overnight in the fridge. If you don’t have time, you can skip this step.
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Place pork, the Molli Yucatan marinade and chicken stock in the slow cooker. Cover with lid and cook on low for 8 hours (or high heat, for 4 hours). The pork should be falling apart when finished.
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Take our the meat from the slow cooker, but reserve the liquid. Using two forks, pull pork into smaller strands and set on a platter. Add liquid from the slow cooker to the pork, one cup at a time, until the pork is moist.
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Serve pork on a warm corn tortilla and garnish with fresh cilantro, diced onions and a squeeze of lime. We like to add a slice of avocado too. Provecho!
Recipe Notes
If you don’t have time to marinate or you forgot, you can skip this step.