Recipe: Delicious Carnitas

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Carnitas. Mexican pork carnitas, slow cooked, spicy, shredded pork shoulder, finished in the oven Enter any Mexican taqueria in California and you'll find carnitas on the menu, usually pork butt (the shoulder. Crispy Pork Carnitas (Mexican Slow Cooked Pulled Pork) is a winner! The closest recipe to authentic Mexican Carnitas (NO LARD), with a perfect crisp finish!

Carnitas To cook pork carnitas at home is a very easy task. There are lots of recipes that use herbs, and some of them even. The undisputed king of the taco cart. You can have Carnitas using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Carnitas

  1. Prepare of pork shoulder without the bone.
  2. It's of pork lard or vegetable if you can't find the pork one.
  3. You need of pork ears.
  4. It's of light beer your choice.
  5. It's of evaporated milk about (6oz).
  6. It's of oranges cut in half.
  7. Prepare of cinnamon.
  8. It's of Bay leaves.
  9. It's of garlic.
  10. It's of Oregano.
  11. You need of thyme.
  12. You need of salt.
  13. It's of of onion.
  14. Prepare of water.

The undisputed king of the taco cart. The Mexican answer to American pulled pork, at their best they should be moist, juicy, and ultra-porky with. Many find carnitas a little dry or flavorless. These have a great, distinctive flavor and are requested by friends and family over and over.

Carnitas step by step

  1. cut the shoulder into medium size squares.
  2. with the stove off,in a deep pot add the lard and cup of water, the lard has to be cold so it doesn't jump on you, then turn on the stove and let this boil..
  3. the water is to prevent the lard from frying the meat. Once is boiling add the pork, squeeze in the juice of the oranges and leave the peels in the pot, keep the tempeture on medium..
  4. Let this cook for 30 min you don't have to cover the pot. stir once in a while to prevent the meat from sticking on the bottom.
  5. add the ears and move the meat around to make sure everything fits in the pot and let it boil for 30 min..
  6. add onion, garlic, cinnamon, Bay leaves, Oregano, milk, beer and salt. and let it cook for 1 hour..
  7. by now the meat should be ready. take all the meat out and only the meat not the juice on a colander to drain extra juice..
  8. Now if you let the juice seat until is cold you can scoop the lard from the top and reuse it or just discard this is up to you I will use..
  9. Chop the meat and now you can eat it on tacos or serve in a plate with a side of rice and refried beans..
  10. To top the tacos you need to chop onion, cilantro, add some lime and salsa..

Serve with warm, fresh tortillas and salsa. This Carnitas Recipe method by Diana Kennedy, requiring only pork, water, and salt, is the simplest and most delicious carnitas recipe I've ever had. These carnitas are not made in the slow cooker. These are the BEST Pork Carnitas (Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork) you will ever try! Or so say all the reviews!