Carnitas

Ingredients

  • 2-3 lbs pork shoulder

  • 1.5 cups chicken stock

  • 3 garlic cloves

  • 1 onion

  • 1 cinnamon stick

  • 3 bay leaf

  • 1 tablespoon chili powder

  • 1 teaspoon cumin 

  • 1 teaspoon coriander

  • 1.5 teaspoons salt

  • 2 lime + its juice

  • 2 orange + its juice

  • 4 tablespoons butter

Whippin’ it up!

  1. Cut the pork shoulder into 3 inch chunks 

  2. In a pan set to medium high heat, add 2 tablespoons of oil and sear the pork shoulder until the chunks have a nice brown color on 2 sides.

  3. Once seared, add to either a pot or a slow cooker. Add the 1.5 cups of chicken broth, you can use beef broth if you prefer, add 3 garlic cloves smashed, 1 onion cut into quarters, 1 cinnamon stick, 3 bay leaf, 1 tablespoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon ground coriander, 1.5 teaspoons salt, and the juice of 2 limes, juice of 2 oranges, and put the juiced lime and orange into the pot/slow cooker as well. 

  4. If cooking in an oven, cook at 275 for 5-6 hours, if in a slow cooker, cook on low for 6-7 hours. 

  5. After that time, take the meat out, and shred all the pork.

  6. Once shredded, place on a sheet tray and spread out in an even layer. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter, and drizzle it over top of all the pork.

  7. Set your oven to broil, let it heat up for 3 minutes, then place the sheet tray of pork into the oven and let broil for 5-7 minutes or until the pork is brown and crispy.

  8. Once crispy, take it out, put it on your tortilla of choice, add some salsa and enjoy an amazing carnitas taco!

Nutrition Information

Total Servings: 16 servings

Serving Size: 3 ounces

Calories: 291 Cal

Fats: 23g

Sodium: 282mg

Carbs: 3g

Fiber: 0g

Sugar: <1g

Protein: 21g

Tools for the Adventure

  • Knife

  • Cutting board

  • A sauté pan

  • sheet tray

  • Pot that can go into the oven

  • Tongs

  • Measuring cups (1 Cup, 1/2 cup, 1 teaspoon)