Pork Tenderloin Carnitas

Ingredients

• Pork Tenderloin

  Swift

  36 oz or 1.01kg

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  2 tsp, ground or 6g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tbsp, leaves or 3g

• Garlic powder

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Onion powder

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce

  in Adobo Sauce, Embasa

  2 tbsp or 31g

• Lime juice

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Orange juice

  ½ cup or 125g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  2 tbsp or 2g

Directions

1. Place pork tenderloins in crock-pot and sprinkle with spices. Add chilis, lime juice, and orange juice.
2. Cook on low heat for 6-8 hours or high for about 4 hours. Pork should be easily shreddable when done.
3. Use two forks to shred pork, adjust seasoning level if desired and simmer another half hour.
4. Preheat broiler and transfer shredded pork to a baking sheet, spread out in a medium-thin layer, leaving any juices in the crock-pot.
5. Broil on low for about 5 minutes until it starts to get crisp but is not burnt or dried out. Remove pork and toss with reserved cooking liquid to moisten.
6. Serve with taco fixings or over Mexican flavored rice.

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