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Mike's Carnitas Recipe

 ·  ☕ 3 min read  ·  ✍️ Callie Byrd

Mike’s Carnitas
Mike’s Carnitas

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, mike’s carnitas. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mike’s Carnitas is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Mike’s Carnitas is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook mike’s carnitas using 36 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mike’s Carnitas:
  1. Prepare ● For The First Stage
  2. Prepare 10 Pounds Boneless Pork Tenderloin
  3. Prepare 2 (14 oz) Cans Beef Broth
  4. Take 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
  5. Get 1/2 Dos Equis Beer
  6. Get 1 LG Vidalia Onion
  7. Get 1 LG Cinnamon Stick
  8. Take 1 tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk
  9. Take ● For The Second Stage
  10. Make ready 4 LG Jalapeños [halved - deseeded]
  11. Get 1/2 LG Chopped Green Bell Pepper
  12. Prepare 1/2 Bottle LG Mexican Coke
  13. Get 1/2 Bottle Dos Equis Beer
  14. Get 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
  15. Get 1 tsp Crushed Mexican Oregano
  16. Prepare 1 tsp Crushed Bay Leaves
  17. Get 1/2 LG Orange [with juice]
  18. Take 1 Medium Lime [with juice]
  19. Get ● For The The Third Stage
  20. Prepare 2 Pounds Manteca Lard
  21. Take ● For The Fourth Stage
  22. Make ready Seal Tightly In Tin Foil With One Cup Pork Juice
  23. Get 1 Cup Of Your Favorite Red Salsa [optional]
  24. Prepare ● For The Sides [as needed]
  25. Take Warm Flour Tortillas
  26. Make ready Mexican Sour Cream
  27. Get Leaves Fresh Cilantro
  28. Make ready Mexican 3 Cheese
  29. Make ready Green Salsa
  30. Make ready Red Salsa
  31. Get Pico de Gallo
  32. Take Guacamole Dip
  33. Prepare Red Onions
  34. Prepare White Onions
  35. Take Sliced Radishes
  36. Get Sliced Cabbage
Steps to make Mike’s Carnitas:
  1. 10 Pounds of frozen boneless Pork Tender Loin pictured. Dethaw and brine overnight.
  2. Add everything in the first stage and allow to simmer in a crock pot for 10 hours. Pull the majority of fluid from your pork and place broth in fridge. You will need it later.
  3. Add everything in the second stage and allow to simmer for 2 additional hours in your crock pot.
  4. Important: Shread pork into large chunks. Pull and chop all vegetables within the crock pot separately.
  5. Stage three. Two pounds of lard pictured.
  6. Heat your lard and add your large pork chunks.
  7. Fry until crispy on the outside but moist on the inside.
  8. Fry pork in batches for 13 minutes a piece.
  9. Drain. Then add the juice of one orange and one small lime. Add 2 cups pork juice and 1 cup of your favorite red salsa. Salsa optional.
  10. Chop up your vegetables and add to fried pork.
  11. Mix well.
  12. Seal tightly with tin foil and leave in the oven at 250° for 1 hour or until ready to serve.
  13. Serve with assorted condiments and ice cold Mexican beers.
  14. Enjoy!
  15. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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