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'''Pulled pork''' ('''carnitas''') is a classic American [[barbecue]]-style dish.

This recipe is basically my standard [[pulled pork]] recipe, slightly adapted for a [[slow cooker]]. I've added 150 ml of [[cider]] and the flesh of 1 [[orange]], otherwise it's the same.

Lots of recipes suggest adding a tablespoon of [[liquid smoke]] over the meat at the final stage. I prefer to leave chemicals like that in the garage! However, if you have your own [[Smoking food|smoker]], I would smoke it for an hour or so before you start the cooking process.

If you like this, you will also love [[Cochinita pibil]] and [[Beer pickled belly of pork]]!

Note: This recipe needs to be prepared 24 hours in advance.
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|TotalCalories = 4047
|PortionCalories = 674
|DatePublished=10th May 2014
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 6
|Difficulty = 2
|ImageComment = Served with a salad and homemade pittas.
|TotalTime = 18 hours 15 minutes
|PrepTime = 12 hours 15 minutes
|CookTime = 6 hours
|Image = [[Image:Pulled pork slow cooker.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''You can't beat pulled pork''

5/5

..and you can't beat this version either!

 [[User:Chef|Jerry]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 1.3 kg (3 lb) boneless [[pork shoulder]].
| 2 level teaspoons [[Sea Salt|sea salt]]
| 3 tablespoons [[Brown sugar|brown sugar]]
| 2 tablespoons [[Paprika|paprika]] - [[smoked paprika]] if you have it.
| 1 teaspoon [[Cinnamon|cinnamon]] powder, freshly ground if possible - see ''Chef's notes''
| 2 teaspoons [[Mustard powder|mustard powder]]
| 1/2 a teaspoon of [[Peppercorns|peppercorns]], [[Ground|ground]] to a powder in a [[Coffee grinder|coffee grinder]]
| 2 teaspoons [[Chilli powder|chilli powder]] or a bunch of your favourite [[Dried|dried]] [[Chillies|chillies]], powdered
| 2 teaspoons [[coriander seeds]], [[Ground|ground]] to a powder
| 2 teaspoons [[Garlic powder|garlic powder]]
| 1 teaspoon [[Ginger powder|ginger powder]]
| 250 ml [[cider]]
| 1 [[orange]], peeled, and roughly chopped
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Image:Pulled pork slow cooker recipe.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Use a [[Lock and Lock]] box to mix the ingredients and marinade the pork
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===[[Mise en place]]===
*If you are lucky enough to have a [[Smoking food|smoker]], smoke the joint for an hour or so.
*Mix all of the [[Spices|spices]] together in a large [[baking tray]].
*Remove and discard the rind.
*Make random slashes in the [[Meat|meat]].
* Add all of the remaining ingredients to a large [[Lock and Lock box]] together with the pork joint. Replace the lid and shake like mad for a minute to mix the ingredients.
*[[Refrigerate|refrigerate]] for 24 hours or so, shaking the box now and then.

===Method===
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| Add the contents of the [[Lock and Lock]] box to your [[slow cooker]].
| Cover and slow cook on medium for 8 hours - it will be good to go after 4, but really disintegrates nicely the longer you cook it. If you are able, you could reduce to low after 4 hours too.
| Remove the cooked pork from the slow cooker and drain and reserve the juices and return the meat to the [[slow cooker]] to keep warm.
| Using a frying pan over a medium heat, boil the juices and reduce by about 50%, stirring now and then. This should take about 5 minutes.
| Pour the reduction over the cooked pork, remove from the slow cooker and use two forks to shred the pork into tiny pieces.
| Serve immediately.
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===Serving suggestions===
Serve with chopped salad vegetables in [[pitta breads]].

===Chef's notes===
The spices in this are not an exact science. If you don't have a certain spice, use something else. Look at the individual spice links on this page or our main [[:Category:Spices|spice category]] to find similar spices that you may have instead. If you favour a certain flavour, add more of it. Mess around, be bold!!

In this recipe we are [[marinating]] the pork in the [[cider]], rather than as a dry rub so you could just as easily add 3 or 4 peeled and crushed [[cloves of garlic]] instead of the [[garlic powder]] and a thumb-sized piece of [[ginger root]], peeled and grated, instead of the [[ginger powder]].

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