Slow Cooker/Crock Pot Beef Carnitas
This recipe for Beef Carnitas is so handy to make on busy weeknights. Drop it in, walk away, come back and crisp it up under the broiler. So easy! So tasty!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2-3 pounds stewing beef or roast use a cheaper cut of beef in this recipe
- 1 can 16 ounces stewed tomatoes
- 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic granules
- 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- place the beef in the crock of your crock pot
- layer the whole can of stewed tomatoes over the top layer on the spices
- cover and cook for 8 hours on high
- once it's cooked about 8 hours or is falling apart and tender remove the meat and pick out any bones (if you used a roast) and generally break up the meat a bit
- preheat the broiler
- place the meat in a heavy skillet, drizzle with 1/2 cup of the crock-pot juices place under the broiler 6-8 inches away from the heat and broil about 10-15 minutes or until you start to get crispy browned bits
- at this point you can serve it or you can turn it all over and broil again, adding more pan juices if needed
Notes
- you can put all the ingredients in the crock the night before and refrigerate until the morning, in the morning simply plug in and cook for 8 hours
- serve the beef with tortillas or use on nachos or make enchiladas too-so many ways to enjoy!