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!
Cut the pork shoulder into 3 inch chunks
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.
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.
If cooking in an oven, cook at 275 for 5-6 hours, if in a slow cooker, cook on low for 6-7 hours.
After that time, take the meat out, and shred all the pork.
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.
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.
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)