I made cheap carnitas!

Kroger had a pork butt on sale, it was almost 7.5 pounds for only $7.35. I modified my recipe a little bit, but I thought I’d post it. And sorry for no photos of when it was finished cooking, we were kind of drunk by then.

Pork butt, 7.5 pounds
3 jalapenos, sliced
2 habaneros, sliced
1 yellow onion, 2/3 diced into large pieces, 1/3 left sliced
2 cubanelle peppers, sliced
3 tsp salt
3 tsp black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp dried oregano
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp olive oil
3/4 cup orange juice

I cooked it on high for 7 hours, then low for 1 hour. I opened it several times to spoon some sauce onto to top of the pork.

It turned out delicious. I was concerned the habanero would add too much spice, but after cooking so long, all the peppers became flavorful and only mildly spicy. Easily could put the jalapeno slices into the tacos without issues.

I would imagine I ended up with about 5 pounds of pork cooked. Enough to feed several people, even drunk people who eat a ton, and have several days worth of carnitas left over. The pork was on sale, and the vegetables probably added another $6, and if you already have orange juice, you don’t need to buy any. All in, I cooked the meal for about $15. I love finding cheap cuts of meat and making big meals from them.

If anybody has any suggestions for improving on my recipe, please let me know! This was my second time making carnitas, and I definitely improved from the first time.

Hope everyone is doing well!

by DegenerateJC