Pork Carnitas for the crock pot

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 2 lb pork tenderloin roast
  • 1 med onion, diced
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 (16 oz) jar salsa
  • 1 (10 oz) can Ro-Tel
  • Tortillas
  • Toppings – cheese, salsa, sour cream, lettuce, avocado ect

Preparation

Step 1

Place the roast and onion in gallon-sized freezer bag. Sprinkle in cumin, then add salsa & Ro-Tel. Zip close & place in freezer. When ready to use thaw in fridge for 24 hours. Empty contents into crock-pot and cook on low 8-10 hours.
Once cooked, remove roast from crock pot and shred
Drain juice out of crock pot, reserving some in a small bowl. Leave onions & tomatoes in crock pot.
Add meat back int he crock pot & stir
Add some of the reserved juice back
Serve on tortillas with desired toppings.

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