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Easy Pork Carnitas in a Slow Cooker

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Oh my goodness this is easy.  And so delicious.  I am trying something different here.  I'm going to post three different recipes that go extremely well together.  The recipes can also be used for many different recipes. Easy Pork Carnitas in Slow Cooker Ingredients: 3 lbs boneless pork shoulder 1 orange cut in half zest from the orange 2 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. cumin 1 Tbs olive oil 4 cloves of garlic minced 2 Tbs oil I love the aroma of this cooking all day.  Place pork shoulder in slow cooker, sprinkle salt and pepper to taste.  Mix olive oil, cumin and oregano together.  Spread all over the pork.  Add the garlic.  Juice the oranges and pour over the meat.  Sprinkle the zest of the orange over the pork.  Add the two halves of the orange to the slow cooker and cook on high for 6 hours.  Remove meat from slow cooker - heat pan to medium high.  Add oil and sizzle the shredded ...