Ingredients
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6 lb pork shoulder/pork butt
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2 lb lard
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1 cup Coca Cola
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1 orange
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1 head of garlic
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6 bay leaves
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1 tsp whole cloves
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1 tsp whole peppercorns
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½ onion
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½ cup water
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1 tbsp salt
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Corn Tortillas
salsa
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dd27yihoo/image/upload/w_100/v1708925834/0c643d5c-5ce8-4aab-933b-1b22390d9424-2024-02-26T05:37:09.695Z.webp)
Avocado
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Cilantro, chopped
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Onion, chopped
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Limes
Directions
Step 1
To the pork butt/shoulder, cut it into smaller more manageable chunks. Cut some of the excess fatty skin pieces.
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6 lb pork shoulder/pork butt
Step 2
To a large dutch oven/pot, add the lard on medium heat, until its fully melted.
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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.
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6 lb pork shoulder/pork butt
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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.
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1 cup Coca Cola
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1 orange
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1 head of garlic
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6 bay leaves
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1 tsp whole cloves
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1 tsp whole peppercorns
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½ onion
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½ cup water
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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.
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Corn Tortillas
salsa
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dd27yihoo/image/upload/w_100/v1708925847/35119bb1-41d2-49c1-ba3b-f73f114f9c1a-2024-02-26T05:37:23.331Z.webp)
Avocado
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Cilantro, chopped
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Onion, chopped
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dd27yihoo/image/upload/w_100/v1708925849/adf1eb8a-8dd7-438e-9d12-43e23eb062a5-2024-02-26T05:37:25.058Z.webp)
Limes