One Pot Carnitas

Simple Ingredients, set it and forget it carnitas recipe.

3-6 pound pork shoulder roast or pork butt roast boneless or bone in, do not use a tenderloin roast, your carnitas will be dry and rubbery
1 large onion sliced
10-15 garlic cloves whole or minced
1 large orange sliced
2 bay leaves
2 tablespooons sea salt may have to adjust salt depending on the size of roast hyou are using
2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon ground pepper
enough water to cover the roast entirly

Place the roast in large dutch oven.
Place all of the ingredients on top of pork.
Fill with water until the roast is just covered .... do not fill the pot to the top.
Bring to a boil.
Lower heat once it boils to low.
Cover and cook for 4 hours.
After 4 hours check for doneness. If the pork does not easily pull apart with 2 forks, cover and cook an additional hour.
Continue this until the roast is fork tender.
Once the roast is fork tender, remove from dutch oven discarding the cooking ingredients.
Shred and enjoy!