Mike's Carnitas.
Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a special dish, mike's carnitas. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mike's Carnitas is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Mike's Carnitas is something which I've loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook mike's carnitas using 36 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Carnitas:
- {Make ready of ● For The First Stage.
- {Get 10 Pounds of Boneless Pork Tenderloin.
- {Take 2 (14 oz) of Cans Beef Broth.
- {Prepare 1 tbsp of Fresh Ground Cumin.
- {Get 1/2 of Dos Equis Beer.
- {Get 1 of LG Vidalia Onion.
- {Get 1 of LG Cinnamon Stick.
- {Prepare 1 tbsp of Sweetened Condensed Milk.
- {Make ready of ● For The Second Stage.
- {Prepare 4 of LG Jalapeños [halved - deseeded].
- {Get 1/2 of LG Chopped Green Bell Pepper.
- {Make ready 1/2 Bottle of LG Mexican Coke.
- {Prepare 1/2 Bottle of Dos Equis Beer.
- {Get 1 tbsp of Fresh Ground Cumin.
- {Take 1 tsp of Crushed Mexican Oregano.
- {Make ready 1 tsp of Crushed Bay Leaves.
- {Make ready 1/2 of LG Orange [with juice].
- {Get 1 of Medium Lime [with juice].
- {Make ready of ● For The The Third Stage.
- {Prepare 2 Pounds of Manteca Lard.
- {Take of ● For The Fourth Stage.
- {Get of Seal Tightly In Tin Foil With One Cup Pork Juice.
- {Get 1 Cup of Of Your Favorite Red Salsa [optional].
- {Prepare of ● For The Sides [as needed].
- {Make ready of Warm Flour Tortillas.
- {Get of Mexican Sour Cream.
- {Prepare Leaves of Fresh Cilantro.
- {Make ready of Mexican 3 Cheese.
- {Get of Green Salsa.
- {Make ready of Red Salsa.
- {Make ready of Pico de Gallo.
- {Get of Guacamole Dip.
- {Take of Red Onions.
- {Make ready of White Onions.
- {Make ready of Sliced Radishes.
- {Take of Sliced Cabbage.
Steps to make Mike's Carnitas:
- 10 Pounds of frozen boneless Pork Tender Loin pictured. Dethaw and brine overnight..
- Add everything in the first stage and allow to simmer in a crock pot for 10 hours. Pull the majority of fluid from your pork and place broth in fridge. You will need it later..
- Add everything in the second stage and allow to simmer for 2 additional hours in your crock pot..
- Important: Shread pork into large chunks. Pull and chop all vegetables within the crock pot separately..
- Stage three. Two pounds of lard pictured..
- Heat your lard and add your large pork chunks..
- Fry until crispy on the outside but moist on the inside..
- Fry pork in batches for 13 minutes a piece..
- Drain. Then add the juice of one orange and one small lime. Add 2 cups pork juice and 1 cup of your favorite red salsa. Salsa optional..
- Chop up your vegetables and add to fried pork..
- Mix well..
- Seal tightly with tin foil and leave in the oven at 250° for 1 hour or until ready to serve..
- Serve with assorted condiments and ice cold Mexican beers..
- Enjoy!.
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