Carnitas experiment

[hazelchaz]

Today I intend to buy two pork roasts, because I want at least 5 lbs. of meat in the crockpot.

I'm also planning to throw in
2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp of garlic powder, or more
a chopped-up onion
between 2 tsp and 2 TB of cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper, or chili powder
1/2 tsp Lawry's seasoning salt
1 TB cumin
1 tsp cilantro or coriander -- I think I have the coriander on hand
2 to 4 cups of water

I'm actually hoping to do this on my lunch break, so by the time I get home later it'll be ready for testing.

Comments

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

I keep looking at crockpots. But I'm away from home more like 10 hours a day, so I'm just not sure the simple thing works. (Other people are home, so I can arrange for the extra step of sombebody else putting the crock in the pot and turning it on in the middle of the day.)

[hazelchaz]

You can pick one up at a thrift store if you want to get started. Being away 10 hours a day is fine, the recipe I'm trying basically is "8-10 hours on low, or 4-6 hours on high."