Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas

Try Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas Recipe for a meal sure to impress. There are tons of options for this delicious beef carnitas recipe that include tacos, burritos, salads and more!

This recipe is a must try and it is super easy to prepare. The beef is so flavorful and absolutely delicious. If you enjoyed our Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Recipe. You are going to go crazy over this recipe for crispy beef carnitas.

Your house will smell amazing as the beef recipe is cooked to perfection.  The meat is so tender with just the perfect amount of crispiness on the outside. We love to serve it on tortillas and everyone loves this easy meal! 

Why This Recipe Works

Beef Carnitas takes the guess work out of dinner. This is a great recipe to meal prep with as it can be used with many different recipes. The meat is full of flavor and cooks tender.

If you are looking for the perfect recipe to feed a crowd, make this budget friendly recipe.

Ingredients

• Roast
• Beef Broth
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• White Onion
• Minced Garlic
• Cumin
• Black Pepper
• Salt
• Chili Powder
• Fresh Limes

Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.

Variations Ideas

Feel free to add in fresh herbs or change the seasoning in this recipe. You can add in tsp of paprika or oregano.

• Use Different Seasoning – For added flavor, mix in some onion powder or garlic powder. Bell Peppers would also be great in this recipe.
• Change the Meat – You can use pork or chicken with this recipe. Pork and Chicken shred very easily and can be also be used in many different ways.

How to Make Beef Carnitas in a Crock Pot:

• Step 1 – Add Roast to Slow Cooker – Place the roast in the slow cooker. I used a 6 quart crock pot.

• Step 2 – Top the roast with ingredients – Place the rest of the ingredients on top. I like to mix in the spice mixture in a small bowl then add the spice rub over the roast.

• Step 3 – Cook Roast – Cover and cook on low for 10 hours until the beef is able to shred. Cooking time will vary.

• Step 4 – Shred the beef – Once the roast is cooked, shred the meat.

• Step 5 – Heat the Oven – Preheat the broiler.

• Step 6 – Add beef to cookie sheet – Place the beef on a foil covered cookie sheet.

• Step 7 – Broil the beef – Broil for 10 minutes or until the beef begins to brown and gets crispy.

• Step 8 – Serve and Enjoy – Serve on corn tortillas with a slotted spoon and with your favorite taco toppings.

Recipe Tips

• Squeeze Fresh Lime – I use this to squeeze my limes.  It makes it so easy and we use it for lots of recipes. We use it for all sorts of recipes and it save a ton of time. We love fresh lime juice so it gets lots of use.
• Boil Meat – To get that crispy edges on the meal, we like to broil the meat.
• Shredding Meat – You can easily shred the beef with two fork. You can also shred meat with a stand mixer.

How to Make Crispy Mexican Beef Carnitas

If you are wondering how you will get that crispiness on the outside. It is simple and only takes a few minutes.

Once the meat is ready, shred it and put under the broiler for just a few minutes. The beef will get brown and crispy and be perfect.

What Size Slow Cooker to Use?

We used a 6 quart slow cooker. I do not recommend anything smaller than that, but you can use an 8 quart slow cooker as well. See Best Slow Cookers.

Serving Suggestions

Keep it simple with easy sides like beans and rice.

• Easy Spanish Rice Recipe 
• Delicious Cilantro Lime Rice 
• Crock Pot Refried Beans

Topping ideas

• Sour Cream
• Onion
• Tomato
• Quick Salsa Verde De Tomatillo Recipe
• Very Simple Guacamole Recipe
• The best pico de gallo recipe
• Fresh Lime
• Fresh Cilantro
• Avocado

How to Use Leftovers

The ideas are endless with this delicious beef. I love that the kids think they are eating a new meal when really it is the same shredded beef. I actually hope we have leftovers so I can turn this meat into more wonderful meals.

These are favorite ways to use this Shredded Beef:

• Make Sandwiches – Mix the shredded beef with some BBQ sauce for a completely different meal idea.
• Burritos – Wrap the shredded beef in a tortilla topped with refried beans and cheese. This is my kids favorite way to eat the beef and a quick dinner idea.
• Salads – Shred the beef to top on your favorite taco salad.
• Bake Potato – Shredded beef on your bake potatoes makes an amazing meal idea.
• Serve over Rice – This beef carnitas are great served over white rice, brown rice or even cauliflower rice.

How to Freeze

Yes, you freeze your leftover Steak Carnitas or uncooked beef carnitas. If you like to meal plan like I do. I like to double the batch and freeze the ingredients in a freezer bag.

I usually do this with my uncooked beef. So I can take the freezer bag and place in the slow cooker when I am ready to prepare.

You can also freeze the leftover beef with the juices. When you are ready to thaw and reheat, place in the slow cooker again.

Frequently Asked Questions

More Easy Slow Cooker Beef Recipes

• Crock Pot Beef Barbacoa Recipe 
• Crock Pot Shredded Beef Recipe
• Easy Crock Pot Beef Burgundy Recipe

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