Recipe name:
Crock Pot Carnitas
Recipe category:
Main Dish
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Recipe detials:
Ingredients | |||
2-4 | pound | pork, butt roast | |
4 | each | garlic, cloves | |
1 | each | jalapeno pepper, fresh | |
1 | each | cilantro, fresh, bunch | |
1 | each | lite beer, large can | |
Directions: | |||
Insert garlic cloves in roast, or just crush the cloves and drop in the pot with the meat; place in crockpot with whole pepper and half bunch of cilantro which has been chopped. Season to taste with black pepper and salt. Pour in beer. Cook on high 4 to 6 hours until fork tender. Remove meat; shred. Package, label, date and freeze. To serve, defrost in microwave or refrigerator. Pile the hot meat on a plate. Serve steamed corn or flour tortillas, and with your choice of chopped tomatoes, diced onion, shredded cheese, yogurt or sour cream, lettuce and cilantro. |