20 ounces Cola, real sugar version or Mexican preferred...NOT diet
1/2 cup Orange Juice freshly squeezed
2 tablespoons lime juice
Steps
Place 2 tablespoons of olive oil in large skillet and heat on medium
Place all seasoning mix into small bowl and mix together
Rub seasoning mix into all sides of pork roast then sear on all sides in skillet
Place cola and lime/orange juice in crock pot and stir to mix
Place seared roast into liquid in crock pot and pour anything remaining in the skillet into the crock pot
Cook 3-4 hours on high, or 5-6 hours on low
Remove roast to a cutting board, separate the pork roast into small chunks or shreds
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet
Add the pork roast pieces and let them sizzle until there are crispy bits around the edges
Once crispy, start adding remaining juices from the crock pot, about 1 cup at a time. The meat will soak up the juices quickly but you want to have enough so that when you heat the juices some of it will evaporate leaving a syrup from the cola.
Continue heating until some syrup has formed. Continue until you reach the desired, tender, juicy carnitas.
