Ingredients
for 12 servings
Carnitas
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5 lb pork shoulder, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) cubes (2.2 g) - 2 large white onions, chopped
- 10 avocado leaves
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1 teaspoon pepper -
¼ cup kosher salt (60 g) - 6 cloves garlic, grated
- 2 dried bay leaves
- cold water
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½ cup orange juice (120 mL) -
½ cup milk (120 mL) -
12 oz mexican style soda, 1 bottle (355 mL) -
3 lb lard, cut into large cubes (1.3 g)
For Serving
- white corn tortillas
- guacamole
- pickled vegetable
- fresh cilantro, chopped
- lime wedge
- rice, (made with cilantro)
- pinto bean
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Preparation
- To a large pot, add the cubed pork shoulder, onions, avocado leaves, pepper, salt, garlic, and bay leaves. Add enough cold water to cover all the meat. Bring to a boil over high heat, then continue to boil for 20 minutes.
- Add the orange juice, milk, and cola, return to a boil, and simmer until the liquid has reduced by half, about 1 hour.
- Add the lard, let it melt, then boil off the rest of the liquid until the meat begins to fry, 1 hour more.
- Once the meat turns dark golden brown and is crispy, scoop it out of the pot and onto a paper bag or paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain.
- Serve with corn tortillas, guacamole, pickled vegetables, cilantro, lime wedges, cilantro rice, and pinto beans.
- Enjoy!
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Tips
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martmis1
These Carnitas were GOOD! This was my 1st time making Carnitas and my family was satisfied with how delicious it turned out. Tips: 1. Please don’t use all the salt it calls for, it was extremely salty and we did extra steps to remove the saltiness once done cooking 2. No need for all the lard called for, 5lb carnitas can be perfectly fried in half the lard
2018-11-20T04:56:34Z Helpful (15) -
heymom
Adding cola to meat is absolutely a great idea! It acts as a tenderizer and caramelizer. Mexican cola is NOT the same as cola you buy at the grocery store. It has real cane sugar. We buy ours at a local restaurant.
2018-11-12T23:00:55Z Helpful (13) -
litfleur
I love adding cola to meat, it just does something to the flavor. Took me a while to find Mexican style cola, though, but it’s worth it. This was delicious and will definitely make again.
2018-11-14T15:48:01Z Helpful (6) -
hopelessnance
This is an easy & tasty dish. However, it was too salty and fatty for our taste, even when I trimmed all the fat first. I’d sub the lard with a less fatty oil and cut salt by half. Also I felt the last hr of cooking was overkill, so I removed 2c of the liquid before adding the lard. Still took an hr. Next time I’ll drain all the water.
2019-02-26T02:00:20Z Helpful (2)
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