Our family loves taco night so much. We build them right at the table together, and everyone is able to make theirs exactly how they want it. I’m sure you’ve caught on by now, but feeding my family delicious recipes that bring us around the table is happy place. While my Chicken Taco recipe is a family favorite, I’m always looking to mix things up. This carnitas recipe is perfect for that! It starts in the morning and is thrown into the slow cooker. When you come home there are only one or two more steps, making this an ideal meal for a busy weeknight.
How to Make Carnitas
As I mentioned there are only a few simple steps to this recipe. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of the post to get the full list of ingredients. Finally, you might like to take some of the liquid from the slow cooker and pour a little bit of it back on the carnitas meat.
Serving the Carnitas Meat
My favorite way to eat carnitas meat is as carnitas tacos. This meat would be amazing in burritos, tamales, or on top of tostadas too! To do that, shred the meat and then put it on a baking dish in the oven for 15 to 30 minutes or until the desired crispiness is achieved. As I mention above, this step is optional. If that texture doesn’t work for your family or you have limited time, skip it.
Topping Carnitas Tacos
There is so much flavor in carnitas meat, that you don’t really need to add a lot of toppings to it. Here are a few suggestions:
My favorite way to top them is with my Pico de Gallo recipe.Adding cilantro and red onion to these would be delicious.You could also add some cotija, a Mexican cheese.
If you make these delicious slow cooker carnitas or any of my other recipes, please leave me a comment and let me know! I love hearing about you making Simple Joy recipes.
