Easiest Way to Make Appetizing Carnitas

Easiest Way to Make Appetizing Carnitas Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Carnitas. Carnitas, literally meaning "little meats", is a dish of Mexican cuisine that originated in the state of Michoacán. Carnitas are made by braising or simmering pork in oil or preferably lard until tender. The process takes three to four hours, and the result is very tender and juicy meat.

Serve with warm, fresh tortillas and salsa.

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You can cook Carnitas using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Carnitas

1. It’s 1 of whole Boston Pork Butt or Picnic Roast; bone-in or out.

2. You need of Cooking Liquid.

3. Prepare 1 of small can of evaporated milk.

4. You need 1 of whole orange.

5. You need 2 of whole lemons.

6. Prepare 2 of whole limes.

7. Prepare 1 of medium/large yellow onion- cut large chunks.

8. Prepare 1 of green bell pepper- seeded & cut large chunks.

9. Prepare 8 clove of garlic sliced thin.

10. It’s 2 of cinnamon stick.

11. Prepare 2-3 of bay leaves.

12. You need of Rub.

13. It’s 1 TBS of each dried basil, oregano, cumin, chilli powder.

14. You need 1 TBS of each salt, black pepper, garlic powder.

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Carnitas instructions

1. Pull meat out of fridge 30-60 minutes prior to cooking to warm it to room temp. Can be done while prepping all other ingredients. Not required. Have slow cooker all set up and the insert not in the cooker. I use a crockpot bag alot for easier cleanup..

2. Mix together all the in ingredients for the rub and have on a large plate or baking sheet. Set aside..

3. Now for the cooking liquid. Juice your lemons, limes and orange. Put peels in the crockpot with the onion, peppers, garlic, cinnamon and bay leaves..

4. After removing pork from package and drying with paper towel cover entire chunk of pork with with the rub..

5. I a large skillet heated to medium-high heat brown your pork on all sides..

6. Now put the pork in the crockpot. You can deglaze the skillet and put all that good stuff in the crockpot also. Add the evaporated milk and fruit juices to crockpot as well..

7. Now put the lid on on put it in the cooker. Cook on low heat 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours..

8. After cooking, take meat out of crockpot in a large baking dish. Shred the pork using 2 forks or tongs. Then strain your cooking juice and save for crisping the shredded pork, reheating or even use it for your next Carnitas batch-but be sure to freeze it!.

A quick pop under the broiler at the end ensures that the carnitas get nice and crispy!

Mexican pork carnitas, slow cooked, spicy, shredded pork shoulder, finished in the oven for Photography Credit: Elise Bauer.

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