Cooking Light Crock Pot Day 2 - Pork Carnitas

All I can say is that this meat has been in my Crock Pot all day...and the smell of it made me want to swim in it. Hands down, it made simply the best tacos I've ever had. And I'm from California! Woohoo! I'm so happy to have found this recipe...but beware, it's hard to stick with just one serving (2 tacos). This is one dish to stockpile Points for. 

Pork Carnitas
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INGREDIENTS

• • 1 (3-pound) boneless pork shoulder (Boston butt), trimmed
  • 10 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 chipotle chiles canned in adobo sauce, drained and chopped
  • 20 (6-inch) flour or corn tortillas, warmed
  • 2/3 cup chopped onion
  • 2/3 cup bottled salsa
  • 2/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 10 lime wedges

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Make 1/2-inch-deep slits on outside of roast; stuff with garlic. Combine cumin and next 3 ingredients (through black pepper) in a small bowl. Place roast in a 3 1/2-quart electric slow cooker. Sprinkle pork on all sides with spice mixture.
2. Combine juices and chipotle chiles. Pour juice mixture over pork. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or until pork is tender.
3. Remove pork from slow cooker; shred with 2 forks. Skim fat from cooking liquid. Combine shredded pork and 1/2 cup cooking liquid; toss well.
4. Spoon 1 1/2 ounces pork mixture onto each tortilla; top each with 1 1/2 teaspoons onion, 1 1/2 teaspoons salsa, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.

• YIELD

   10 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork, 2 tortillas, 1 tablespoon onion, 1 tablespoon salsa, 1 tablespoon cilantro, and 1 lime wedge). One serving = 8 WW Points

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