>> title: Carnitas, Slow Cooker
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: pork, mexican, tacos, braise, slow cooker, crock pot
>> counters: The Slow Cooker
>> dish: carnitas
>> kit: Slow Cooker
>> aka: taco de carnitas, carnitas taco, roast pork, slow cooker carnitas, crockpot carnitas, crock pot carnitas
>> pairs-with: corn-tortillas, salsa-roja, refried-beans
>> servings: 8
>> time: 8 hr 35 min
>> slack: narrow — the broiler leg is about four minutes wide, and once the shreds go from crisp to dry the fat is not going back in
>> washing-up: the slow cooker crock, the skillet, a sheet to crisp the pork on
>> capacity: 3 — the skillet, brown
>> keeps: 3 days — the meat keeps and the crisp does not, and this one went in wetter; the broiler is the fix

The broiler is not optional: there is no colour to be had in a sealed crock at any hour. No water goes in.

>> step: toss with the salt and spice
Toss @pork shoulder{4%lb}(1.8 kg; cut in 2-in chunks), @kosher salt{1%Tbs}, @ground cumin{1%tsp}, @dried oregano{1%tsp} and leave the surface dry.

>> step: brown 12 min, in three batches
Brown @&(~1)seasoned pork{} in @lard{2%Tbs} in a #skillet{} for ~brown{12%min}, in three batches — crowded, it steams, and steamed pork going into a steam box is a long day for nothing.

>> step: braise on low, 8 hr
Slow cook @&(~1)browned pork{} with @orange{1}(halved, squeezed in and dropped in), @white onion{1}(quartered), @garlic{6%cloves}, @bay leaves{2} in a #slow cooker{} on low for ~slow cook{8%hr}, lid on, no water added.

>> step: shred, crisp under the broiler 10 min
Shred @&(~1)braised pork{} coarsely, spread it on a sheet with a few spoonfuls of the fat from the pot, and crisp it under the #broiler{} ~broil{10%min}, watching it.