Slow Cooker Keto Pork Carnitas Bowls
This pork roast comes out juicy and full of flavor thanks to a zesty citrus marinade and the use of a slow cooker. Layer the shredded pork on cauliflower rice, and top with your favorite burrito toppings!
Slow Cooker Keto Pork Carnitas Bowls Ingredients:
Carnitas
2 lbs pork
¼ cup orange juice (fresh squeezed)
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons lime juice (fresh squeezed)
2 tablespoons coconut aminos
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon oregano
Cauliflower “Rice”
1 cauliflower
½ tablespoon olive oil
¼ teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon lime juice, fresh squeezed
Sea salt, to taste
Toppings
2 cups baby greens
1 cup cherry tomatoes
½ cup black olives
½ cup cheddar cheese
Salsa, to garnish
Diced jalapeno, to garnish
Ingredients
Carnitas
- 2 pounds pork
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 2 tbs tomato paste
- 2 tbs lime juice
- 2 tbs Coconut Aminos
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp oregano
Cauliflower Rice
- 1 large head cauliflower
- 1/2 tbs olive oil
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1 tbs lime juice
- Sea Salt
Toppings
- 2 cups baby greens
- 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes
- 1/2 cup black olives
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
- salsa optional
- jalapenos optional
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over high heat, and add olive oil. Quickly sear the outside of the pork roast.
- In a small bowl, add the rest of the carnitas ingredients, and mix well.
- Add the browned pork and the citrus marinade to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 3-4 hours.
- When the pork is done, remove from the slow cooker, and shred with 2 forks. Return the pork to the slow cooker to soak up the marinade.
- To prepare the cauliflower “rice,” chop the cauliflower into small pieces, and then add to a food processor bowl. Process the cauliflower until it is in rice sized pieces. Be sure not to overprocess the cauliflower or it will get mushy while cooking.
- The key to making fluffy and not watery cauliflower rice is to cook it over very high heat, and to only cook it for a few minutes, so the moisture doesn’t begin to come out of it.
- Use a large frying pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil. If using a smaller pan, cook the cauliflower rice in batches. Season with sea salt, cumin, and lime juice.
- Top the cauliflower rice with shredded pork, and the rest of the toppings.
Notes
Nutrition
You’ll def need to cook on high if you want it shreddable in 4 hours, regardless of what type of slow cooker you have. It’ll be cooked but not tender. Low temp needs at least 6 hours for tender pork.