Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, carnitas. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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. Carnitas — which means little meats in Spanish — is a Mexican pork dish.

Carnitas is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Carnitas is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have carnitas using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Carnitas:

1. Take 3 Lbs. Pork Shoulder
2. Take 1 Large Onion Quartered
3. Make ready 1 Orange Quartered
4. Get 4 Cloves Garlic Halved
5. Make ready 1 Cinnamon Stick, Broken Into 3-4 Pieces
6. Make ready 2 Bay Leaves
7. Take 1 Tbs. Salt
8. Prepare 1/4 Cup Of Vegetable Oil (Or Lard)
9. Get Optional Rub Seasonings
10. Take 1 Tbsp Dried Oregano
11. Take 2-3 tsp Ground Cumin
12. Take 1 tsp Black Pepper

It’s a staple in Mexican I have a serious love affair with carnitas. It’s one of the easiest recipes imaginable, and transforms a simple. Carnitas can be simply rolled into a corn tortilla, or used as the basis for something more ambitious, like tamales or empanadas. The trick here is patience, especially when the liquid is almost boiled out and.

Steps to make Carnitas:

1. Adjust oven rack to center position. Preheat oven to 275° F.
2. Quarter Onion
3. Cut Pork into 2* Chunks. Place it into a 9x13 Casserole Dish, and season with the 1 Tbsp of Salt and other Rub Seasonings, if using. Disperse evenly. The Pork should fill dish with no spaces, in one Even Layer.
4. Quarter Orange and squeeze juice over Pork. Nestle Orange pieces into casserole. Add Onions Quarters, 4 Cloves halved Garlic, Bay Leaves, and Cinnamon Sticks pieces. Nestle all evenly in one layer.
5. Pour Vegetable Oil all over surface. Cover with foil and Cook until fork tender, about 3 1/2 Hours.
6. Set a fine mesh strainer over 1 quart measuring bowl. Use tongs to remove Orange Peel, Onion, Garlic, Cinnamon Sticks, and Bay Leaves. Transfer Pork into strainer along with liquid. Let drain for 10 minutes.
7. Transfer Pork back into casserole dish. You should have about 1/2 Cup of liquid and 1/2 Cup fat. Using a flat spoon, skim fat and add it back to pork. Shred Pork into large chunks. Season to taste with more salt if needed.
8. To serve, place casserole dish with Pork under a high broiler and broil until brown and crisp on surface. About 6 minutes. Remove Pork, stir to expose new bits to heat. Broil again for 6 more minutes. Tent with foil to keep warm before serving.
9. Enjoy.
10. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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