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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a small bowl, combine chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. Season pork loin with spice mixture, rubbing in thoroughly on all sides. | 2. Place garlic, onions, orange juice, lime juice and seasoned pork shoulder into a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 hours or on high heat for 4-5 hours. | 3. Remove pork shoulder from the slow cooker and shred the meat before returning to the pot with the juices; season with salt and pepper, to taste, if needed. Cover and keep warm for an additional 30 minutes. | 4. Preheat oven to broil. Place carnitas onto a baking sheet and broil until crisp and crusted, about 3-4 minutes. | 5. Serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chili powder	1	tablespoon		22.56	3.9760000000000004	1.0768	1.1424
cumin	2	teaspoons	ground	15.75	1.8581	0.748	0.9353
oregano	2	teaspoons	dried	5.3	1.3784	0.18	0.0856
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1	teaspoon	ground	5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
pork shoulder	4	lb	trimmed	2302.9386	0.0	408.7263	61.6535
garlic clove	4		peeled	-	-	-	-
onion	2		quartered	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
orange	2		juiced	4.65	1.0747	0.0723	0.0207
lime juice	2			7.5625	2.5469999999999997	0.127	0.0212

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.