Carnitas

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 3 lbs lamb sirloin roast, cubed
• 2 onions, coarsely chopped
• 4 chipotle chiles, chopped (adjust to your own 'heat' taste)
• 4 tablespoons adobo seasoning (from canned chipotles)
• 8 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest

Recipe

• 1 place chopped onions and garlic in crockpot.
• 2 dissolve bouillon cubes in hot water add adobo and chipotles, put in crockpot.
• 3 season lamb cubes with salt and oregano and place in crockpot.
• 4 cook on low for 6 hours.
• 5 spoon cooked lamb into a jelly roll pan, pour orange juice and sprinkle orange zest on top.
• 6 bake in a 400 degree oven for approximately 30 minutes stirring occasionally to crisp up all sides of lamb cubes.