Treat your family with this pork carnitas made using Progresso® chicken broth – a perfect Mexican slow cooked dinner.
Pork Carnitas
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 8 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 10
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 boneless pork shoulder roast (4 lb), trimmed of fat
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon coarse (kosher or sea) salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Spray 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place onion in slow cooker.
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Step2In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook pork in oil until brown on all sides. Place pork over onion in slow cooker. Sprinkle with cumin, salt, garlic powder and chili powder. Pour broth around pork.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
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Step4Remove pork from slow cooker to plate; shred pork, using 2 forks. Place in serving bowl. Using slotted spoon, remove onion from slow cooker and add to bowl with pork. If desired, toss pork mixture with small amount of cooking liquid. Discard remaining cooking liquid.
Nutrition
268
Calories
16g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
1 1/2g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 268
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 385mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 1 1/2g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1/2g
- 0%
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
4 Lean Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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