The easiest carnitas you will ever make in a slow cooker. Seasoned pork is slow cooked until tender before gently shredding with forks and pan frying or broiled to golden, crispy perfection. Serve with your favorite taco toppings and enjoy!
Combine and mix dry rub ingredients together. Set aside.
Make very small cuts in the pork and insert garlic slivers. Any leftover garlic can be put into the slow cooker.
Season the pork by rubbing the dry rub ingredients all over each piece. Place the pork into slow cooker.
Top the pork with orange juice, chicken broth, garlic, onions, jalepenos, chipotle peppers, bay leaf and salt. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
Remove the pork from the slow cooker and shred the meat before returning to the pot with the cooking juices. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, if needed. Cover and keep warm for an additional 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to broil. Place shredded pork onto a baking sheet and broil until crisp and crusted, about 3-4 minutes. You may also pan fry. Don’t skip this step to brown the Carnitas! This is the key that makes this the best crispy Pork Carnitas.
Serve the crispy carnitas with the listed accompaniments and enjoy!