Carnitas
Carnitas

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, carnitas. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Carnitas is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Carnitas is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

Mexican pork carnitas, slow cooked, spicy, shredded pork shoulder, finished in the oven Enter any Mexican taqueria in California and you'll find carnitas on the menu, usually pork butt (the shoulder. The undisputed king of the taco cart. The undisputed king of the taco cart.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook carnitas using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Carnitas:
  1. Get 1 pork shoulder without the bone
  2. Take 26 oz pork lard or vegetable if you can't find the pork one
  3. Get 4 pork ears
  4. Get 1/2 cup light beer your choice
  5. Take 1/2 cup evaporated milk about (6oz)
  6. Make ready 2 oranges cut in half
  7. Take 1 stick cinnamon
  8. Get 4 Bay leaves
  9. Prepare 4 clove garlic
  10. Get 1 pinch Oregano
  11. Make ready 1 pinch thyme
  12. Prepare 1 tbsp salt
  13. Prepare 1/4 piece of onion
  14. Take 1 cup water

Many find carnitas a little dry or flavorless. These have a great, distinctive flavor and are requested by friends and family over and over. Serve with warm, fresh tortillas and salsa. Ultimate Carnitas Tacos (Mexican street tacos)

Instructions to make Carnitas:
  1. cut the shoulder into medium size squares
  2. with the stove off,in a deep pot add the lard and cup of water, the lard has to be cold so it doesn't jump on you, then turn on the stove and let this boil.
  3. the water is to prevent the lard from frying the meat. Once is boiling add the pork, squeeze in the juice of the oranges and leave the peels in the pot, keep the tempeture on medium.
  4. Let this cook for 30 min you don't have to cover the pot. stir once in a while to prevent the meat from sticking on the bottom
  5. add the ears and move the meat around to make sure everything fits in the pot and let it boil for 30 min.
  6. add onion, garlic, cinnamon, Bay leaves, Oregano, milk, beer and salt. and let it cook for 1 hour.
  7. by now the meat should be ready. take all the meat out and only the meat not the juice on a colander to drain extra juice.
  8. Now if you let the juice seat until is cold you can scoop the lard from the top and reuse it or just discard this is up to you I will use.
  9. Chop the meat and now you can eat it on tacos or serve in a plate with a side of rice and refried beans.
  10. To top the tacos you need to chop onion, cilantro, add some lime and salsa.

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