SANGRIA PORK CARNITAS are tasty, juicy, and SO flavorful! I made this pork carnitas recipe in a slow cooker and finished them in a skillet. This made them taste crispy, juicy, and unique. The flavor of these slow cooker pork carnitas is out of this world! Eat them on their own, over rice, on nachos, or as tacos. You can’t go wrong, except for not trying this recipe.
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
I absolutely love Carnitas, and this slow cooker pork carnitas recipe is one of my favorites ways to make them when I don’t have time to be in the kitchen.
These Sangria Pork Carnitas have so much flavor. I’m used to making pulled pork in the slow cooker but have never thrown in Sangria before. I thought it was an absolutely fabulous idea, and this recipe was made!
These Crock Pot Pork Carnitas are SO juicy, SO flavorful, and OH SO easy. We finished up these slow cooker pork carnitas in a frying pan to crisp up those edges. You are gonna die when you taste them. HOLY OBSESSED. You’ll want to eat them on their own, eat them in taco form, eat them on top of rice, eat them as a sandwich…you name it. SO GOOD!
These Sangria Pork Carnitas are SO juicy. You’re going to want to make these slow cooker pork carnitas right away!
Sangria Pork Carnitas Recipe
Sangria Pork Carnitas would be perfect for tailgating with a crowd. Make a heaping pot of this goodness, bring all the toppings and some tortillas and you’re in business. Fresh flavors for all. We topped them with red onion, cilantro, pico de gallo, cojita cheese, and fresh orange juice. The flavor is out of this world, trust me. There’s something about the flavors of the pork mixed with the sangria juice that just works. I’m so excited about this slow cooker pork carnitas recipe!
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
I always make fun of Mom because when we cook together, she’s sure to exclaim, “WOW! This is so good! It really is one of my favorite things!!!”. And I always look at her like, really? haha. But these slow cooker Pork Carnitas REALLY are one of our favorite things. We kept tasting it, and tasting it, and tasting it…It got all the ooo’s and aaahhh’s out of these two food nerds.
Toppings for Carnitas
I love getting creative with toppings, but I think you can keep it pretty classic with these. Pile the sangria pork onto some tortillas, add onion, cheese, pico de gallo, and fresh cilantro.
How do you cook pork carnitas?
We cooked our sangria pork carnitas in a slow cooker! That allows freedom to keep the meat cooking nice and slow (to get super juicy and flavorful) while you go on with your day. Cook the slow cooker pork carnitas for about 4-6 hours, and then throw them into a skillet to crisp up the meat.
Make these Sangria Pork Carnitas now and you’ll see for yourself how good they are! This slow cooker pork carnitas recipe is something you can just throw into the slow cooker and eat when dinner time comes around. You’re going to love this!
See the recipe card below for full details on How to make Sangria Pork Carnitas. Enjoy!
If you like this pork carnitas recipe, then try some of our other favorite slow cooker recipes:
- Crock Pot BBQ Pork Sandwich
- Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo Sandwiches
- Crockpot Beef Carnitas
- Crockpot Barbacoa Beef
- Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Chicken Tacos
- Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Sangria Pork Carnitas
Ingredients
- 4 pounds boneless pork butt or shoulder roast patted dry
- 1 yellow onion peeled and quartered
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- ¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teapoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 cloves garlic outer layers removed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 4-oz can diced green chilies or 1 jalapeno, seeded & sliced
- 1½ cups store-bought sangria
- 2 oranges quartered
- Garnishes: Freshly squeezed lime juice & fresh cilantro or parsley
Instructions
- Spray the inside of the slow-cooker with cooking spray and turn it to desired heat.
- The pork only needs a thin fat-cap, so trim any thick patches of fat away.
- In a small bowl, combine salt, black pepper, oregano, cumin, chili powder and cinnamon. Mix thoroughly and rub the spice mix all over the pork.
- Place the pork in the slow cooker and top with onion, garlic, bay leaves, green chilies and sangria.
- Squeeze the juice from the oranges over the pork and add the orange fruit quarters to the cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5-7 hours or on HIGH 4-6 hours.
- When meat is fork tender, transfer the pork to a cutting board. Allow the pork to rest 10 minutes, and shred it by pulling it apart with two forks.
- Strain the cooking juices into a small-medium stovetop pan. Bring to a boil over HIGH heat then reduce the temperature to MEDIUM. Cook until juices are reduced and thickened, approximately 15-20 minutes, depending how much liquid you have.
- While pork is resting, preheat oven to 450°F and cover two cooking sheets with foil. Spray the foil with cooking spray.
- Transfer the cooked pork between the two cooking sheets, in an even layer, and drizzle the pork with ½-¾ cup cooking juices per pan of pork. Cook 10 minutes or until liquid has evaporated then BROIL to desired crispiness. Watch closely so pork doesn’t burn.
- When ready to serve, drizzle with additional reduced juices.
- Serve as tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas or tostadas and top with your favorite taco toppings and peeled orange slices. Use your imagination.
- Enjoy!
Make Ahead Tip:
- If making the Pork Carnitas (up to 3 days) before serving, shred the meat, but wait to crisp the shredded pork in the oven until the day it is served. Place the shredded pork and its cooking juices in an airtight container and in the fridge until ready to sear.
- Pour the juices into a medium stovetop pan to let it reduce while the pork cooks.
- The Pork Carnitas freeze well. For convenience, divide the pork and juices equally in 3-4 separate Ziploc Freezer bags. Defrost, and follow instructions for crisping the pork.
Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!
Nutrition Information
I actually am doing my own spin of sangria pork chops. I’ve done pork spare ribs in past with a similar recipe. It’s 3 am, put pork chops in crock pot just now for 10 hours.
Other night made sangria at home but accident poured balsamic in glass instead of red wine. I saved it tho to cook with. Poured some in, with orange slices, cherry juice, a little broth I had in hand, ginger, garlic roasted red peppers, a touch of red wine, a little red pepper flakes, black pepper, a dash of soy, some honey…. Can’t wait.
I hope you love it, Shannon!
Haven’t even finished cooking it.. but OMG already delicious from the crockpot!
Sometimes it’s hard to resist. Thanks, Lila!
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Brought this to the kitchen lab rats once again. They are my ratings for everything i do. Very easy to make because it sits in the slow cooker. have to love the slow cooker. just a little extra work afterwards, and the lab rats rate it as a-1.
LOL! Glad the fam liked it ;)
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