Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, kenji’s carnitas. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Kenji’s Carnitas is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Kenji’s Carnitas is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have kenji’s carnitas using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Kenji’s Carnitas:

1. Prepare 3 lbs Pork shoulder (with fat and connective tissue)
2. Prepare 2 Bay leaves
3. Get 1/2 Onion
4. Get 1 Orange
5. Prepare 1 Cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
6. Take 4 Garlic cloves
7. Get Canola oil

Instructions to make Kenji’s Carnitas:

1. PREP - Cut pork into equally sized pieces - Place in single layer in oven-safe vessel, leaving no space - Quarter orange, squeeze over pork, nestle quarters in dish - Add 2 onion quarters, garlic cloves, bay leaves, and cinnamon to dish - Pour oil until everything is just covered
2. COOK - Cover with lid or aluminum foil - Place in oven preheated to 275°F - Cook until fork tender, ~3.5 hours
3. CRISPIFY - Spread pork onto sheet pan to allow to cool - Shred pork into large chunks with forks or fingers - Season to taste with salt - Place pork under broiler until brown and crisp on surface, ~6 minutes - Stir to expose new pork, broil another 6 minutes
4. EXTRA STEPS - Reserve braising onion for salsa - Reserve braising liquid for tortillas
5. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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