Pork Carnitas by freddsters

Pork Carnitas

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Prep

15 min

Cook

3 hr 20 min

10 servings

US

original

metric

Picture for Pork Carnitas

10 servings

US

original

metric

Ingredients

6 lb pork shoulder/pork butt

2 lb lard

1 cup Coca Cola

1 orange

1 head of garlic

6 bay leaves

1 tsp whole cloves

1 tsp whole peppercorns

½ onion

½ cup water

1 tbsp salt

Corn Tortillas

salsa

Avocado

Cilantro, chopped

Onion, chopped

Limes

Directions

Step 1

To the pork butt/shoulder, cut it into smaller more manageable chunks. Cut some of the excess fatty skin pieces.

6 lb pork shoulder/pork butt

Step 2

To a large dutch oven/pot, add the lard on medium heat, until its fully melted.

2 lb lard

Step 3

In batches, fry/sear the pieces of pork for about 3-4 minutes. Once browned, set aside until you've finished searing all the pork.

6 lb pork shoulder/pork butt

2 lb lard

Step 4

Add all of the pork back to the pot, along with the coke, orange, garlic, bay leaves, cloves, peppercorns, & onion. Leave it all cooking on a medium-ish heat. After 20-30 minutes, dissolve some salt into the water and mix it into the pork.

1 cup Coca Cola

1 orange

1 head of garlic

6 bay leaves

1 tsp whole cloves

1 tsp whole peppercorns

½ onion

½ cup water

1 tbsp salt

Step 5

The pork is going to simmer/cook for around 2 1/2 hours to 3 hours, or until its easily shreddable.

Step 6

Take the carnitas out of the lard & place them in a separate dish. Shred/chop them up into your desired size, big or small.

Step 7

Serve as you please, tacos, tortas, gorditas, etc.

Step 8

To serve as tacos, I use corn tortillas, load it up with carnitas, then top it off with salsas, avocado, lime juice, chopped onion and cilantro.

Corn Tortillas

salsa

Avocado

Cilantro, chopped

Onion, chopped

Limes

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