Carnitas
Michoacán-style pork braised in its own fat with citrus and spices until crisp-edged and tender.
- prep 15 min
- cook 150 min
- total 165 min
- serves 6
- intermediate
- Mexico
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg pork shoulder
- 1 orange
- 200 ml milk
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 6 cloves garlic
- 200 g lard
- 12 corn tortillas
- 1 onion
- 20 g cilantro
- 3 lime
Steps
- Cut pork into large chunks, place in a heavy pot with lard.
- Add halved orange, milk, bay leaves, cinnamon, cumin, garlic, and salt.
- Simmer covered 2 hours until very tender.
- Uncover, raise heat, fry pork in its own fat until edges crisp.
- Chop, serve in warm tortillas with diced onion, cilantro, and lime.
≈ 560 kcal · 38 g protein · 28 g carbs · 34 g fat — per serving, estimate