🇲🇽 Mexico recipe
Carnitas
Carnitas, meaning 'little meats,' is the pride of Michoacan and one of Mexico's most revered pork preparations. A whole pork shoulder is slowly braised in rendered lard with aromatics until the connective tissues dissolve and the meat becomes impossibly tender, then the heat is raised at the end to create deeply caramelized, golden-brown crispy edges. The contrast between the silky, melt-in-your-mouth interior and the shattering, almost crackling-like exterior is what makes carnitas one of the greatest pork dishes in the world.
Prep20 mins
Cook3 hrs
Serves8
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 2 kg boneless pork shoulder, cut into 5 cm chunks
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 350 ml lard or vegetable oil
- 1 medium white onion, quartered
- 6 cloves garlic, smashed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 orange, quartered
- 250 ml whole milk
- 250 ml Mexican Coca-Cola or water
- 1 stick Mexican cinnamon (canela)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Corn tortillas, diced onion, cilantro, salsa verde, and lime wedges for serving
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 440
- Protein
- 36 g
- Carbs
- 2 g
- Fat
- 32 g
