Pork Carnitas.
Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, pork carnitas. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Pork Carnitas is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It's easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions daily. Pork Carnitas is something which I have loved my entire life. They're nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pork carnitas using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pork Carnitas:
- {Make ready 2 pounds of trimmed pork butt into 1 inch thick slices it is about 4-5 large slices (all slices should be even).
- {Prepare 2 teaspoons of salt.
- {Get 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
- {Take 3 tablespoons of sugar.
- {Take 11/2 teaspoons of dried oregano.
- {Make ready 11/2 teaspoons of ground cumin.
- {Make ready 1 of large white onion, cut into wedges.
- {Take 1 head of garlic, smashed peeled and roughly chopped.
- {Prepare 2 of limes, juiced.
- {Get 1 cup of orange juice.
- {Make ready 1 cup of chicken stock.
- {Make ready 1 of bay leaves.
Instructions to make Pork Carnitas:
- Mix the dry seasoning together then coat the 1 inch thick slices of pork..
- Mix together the lime juice, orange juice, chicken stock and pour over the pork. Let sit for 20 minutes..
- In a baking pan or Dutch oven add the onion, garlic and bay leaf, on the bottom and place the pork and pour liquid over on top..
- Cover and cook in a 350 degree oven for 2 hours or (until the meat falls apart)..
- Remove pork and shred with two forks (DO NOT DISCARD THE LIQUID!).
- Strain and save the liquid. (Note the onions and the garlic did taste good and you may want to eat them??).
- TO CRISP ON STOVE: Heat about 1 tablespoon of oil in a nonstick pan or cast iron skillet over high heat. When pan is hot, add pork and sear until just beginning to crisp. Pour over about 1/2 cup of left over liquid, and continue cooking until the juices begin to reduce down and the meat is nice and crispy..
- TO SERVE: 1. Season with a little extra salt and pepper if desired. Pour over more of the juices once the meat has crisped for added flavor, just before serving! Serve in Tacos, Burritos, or in a salad!.
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