Carnitas

Name: Carnitas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 195 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 kg pork shoulder, cut into large chunks; 250 g lard; 120 ml orange juice, plus zest of the orange; 60 ml whole milk; 6 clove garlic; 2 leaf bay leaves; 1 stick cinnamon stick; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried Mexican oregano; 16 piece corn tortillas, for serving; white onion, diced, for serving (to taste); cilantro, chopped, for serving (a handful); salt (to taste)

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Michoacán-style pork shoulder simmered low and slow in its own lard with orange, milk and cinnamon until fork-tender, then fried crisp at the end — the classic filling for tacos, served here with warm corn tortillas.

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Ingredients

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Method

Season the pork

Season the pork chunks all over with salt, cumin and oregano.

Melt the lard

Melt the lard in a large, heavy pot over medium heat.

5 min

Add everything to the pot

Add the pork, orange juice and zest, milk, garlic, bay leaves and cinnamon stick to the melted lard.

Simmer until tender

Bring to a bare simmer and cook gently, uncovered, until the pork is completely fork-tender.

The liquid should barely bubble — the pork is essentially confit-ing in its own fat and juices.

150 min

Fry until crisp

Raise the heat and fry the pieces in the rendered fat, turning occasionally, until deeply golden and crisp outside.

15 min

Shred the pork

Lift the pork out and roughly shred or chop it, discarding the bay leaves and cinnamon stick.

Warm the tortillas

Warm the corn tortillas on a hot pan or comal.

1 min

Serve

Pile the carnitas onto the warm tortillas with onion and cilantro.

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Carnitas

8 steps · 4 timers · 8 servings