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February 15, 2014 Leave a Comment

Easy Shredded Pork in the Crock Pot

Perfect for Tacos, tostadas, casseroles, or any of your favorite Mexican Dishes

Having precooked meat in the freezer saves me on busy weeknights. This Easy Shredded Pork is one of my favorite ways to cook up a large amount of meat and freeze it in portions for later meals.

I love that the flavors in this meat go perfectly with Mexican inspired dishes….which happen to be a favorite around here. I always use one serving, fresh the day I make it, and then freeze two or more bags of meat to use in future meals.

I buy large Pork Loins when they are on sale and then cut them into approx 3 lb pieces and keep them in the freezer.

Easy Shredded Pork in the Crock Pot
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
6 hours
Total time
6 hours 10 mins
 
This recipe also works great with chicken and beef roasts.
Author: Maria
Serves: 15
Ingredients
  • 3 lbs pork loin
  • 6-7 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
  • 2½ tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp cumin
  • 1½ tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • water
Instructions
  1. Put pork in crock pot, can be frozen (you may need to cut it in half to get it to fit in your crock pot)
  2. drizzle lemon or lime juice on meat and then sprinkle salt, cumin, chili powder, onion powder, oregano and pepper on to meat.
  3. If meat is frozen add ¼ cup water, careful to pour it down the side of the crock pot so you won't rinse the seasonings off the meat.
  4. If meat is not frozen add ½ cup of water carefully down the side of crock pot so you won't rinse the seasonings off the meat.
  5. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is fork tender and shreds easily.
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Sometimes when I want to hurry things along, I turn  my crock pot to high for the first hour or so and then turn it down to low….just don’t forget to turn it down.

I love to use this meat in these recipes: Easy Chicken Tostadas, Baked Taquitos, 20 minute Chicken Chili, Creamy Baked Taquitos, Nachos, Tacos and Chicken and Black Bean Chilaquiles.

Enjoy!

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