What ingrediens make the best carnitas?

Question

some put lite beer and some don't. How do you cook your carnitas.

Answer 1

Carnitas (Authentic) Recipe

Carnitas is a very famous Mexican dish. It does involve a lot of cooking time, so I make it when I have time. Serve with fresh homemade corn tortillas, guacamole, cheese and pico de gallo with cilantro.....yumm.....
4 lbs boneless pork shoulder
2 (16 ounce) cans chicken broth
5-6 garlic cloves, grounded in a mortar
1 tablespoon cumin seeds, ground in a mortar
2 onions, quartered
1/2 bunch cilantro

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5 hours 15 minutes 15 mins prep
Cut pork meat into chunks and discard the big pieces of fat. (I leave some fat as it adds flavor).
Add pork chunks, broth, garlic*, comino*, onion* and cilantro* to a dutch oven. If necessary, add water so that the meat is covered.
Bring to boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 3 -4 hours or until meat is very soft and pulls apart easily. (Be careful not to shredd meat, needs to stay in chunks)
Remove the meat carefully from pot and place in a roasting pan. Discard onion and broth. Break the meat apart into smaller chunks (don't shread, it needs to stay in chunks).
Bake in the oven at 450 for about 20 minutes or until the meat is brown and crispy.
Heat (or make homemade) corn tortillas, serve with desired toppings.
(You may have to adjust garlic, comino, onion and cilantro to your liking, everyone's taste is different. You can add salt and pepper if you like too, I use Nature's seasonings, personal preference).

Answer 2

Carnitas

Ingredients

1 tb chile powder
1/4 ts pepper
1 ts cumin powder
3 garlic; minced
2 ts cilantro; minced
1 ; salt to taste
1 lb boneless pork; in 1 cubes

Instructions

Mix all seasonings and rub into pork. Allow to marinate at least 1 hr.

Bake at 300F on a rack over a baking sheet for 90 min or until meat
is of desired consistency.

Answer 3

The Best Ever Carnitas Recipe #111230
The special ingredient is Pepsi and this is fabulous. you can use carnitas in tortillas, serve like BBQ pork or great at a picinic on rolls. Recipe from Rio Bravo
3 lbs pork butt or pork shoulder
1 orange, quartered
1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup Pepsi, plus
more Pepsi, as needed
3/4 cup oil or shortening
Fuego spice mix yields 1 cup use 1T
1/4 cup paprika
2 teaspoons cayenne
2 tablespoons salt
2 teaspoons white pepper
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
2 tablespoons garlic granules
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons oregano
Agua Negra Marinade yields 3 1/4 cups use 1 cup
1 cup soy sauce
2 cups pineapple juice
2 tablespoons cumin
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
Fuego spice mix (recipe# 66927): Combine all ingredients, mixing well.
Store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
Agua Negra Marinade (recipe# 66927): combine all ingredients with a whisk.
Stores in the refrigerator for 2 days.
Carnitas: Trim away excess fat from pork and cut into 3 inch cubes.
Dust meat with Fuego spice mix and press to adhere well.
Squeeze juice from oranges into an airtight nonreactive container, add peels, garlic,pepper, pepsi and Aqua Negra marinade- mix to combine well.
Add seasoned meat and refrigerate overnight.
Remove meat from the marinade (reserve marinade) the next day when you are ready to cook.
Heat oil/shortening in a large heavy skillet over high heat until fat is smoking; add pork and brown completely on all sides- about 15 minutes.
Add reserved marinade and simmer for about 2 hours or until pork is tender and dark brown- add additional Pepsi as needed while cooking to keep meat covered.
Remove meat and chop into 3/4 inch pieces.

Answer 4

you boil them in manteca and half way thru you add a pitcher of fresh squeezed oj with about two handfulls of salt mixed in than you pour it in to the carnitas as they boil i puit in a couple of other stuff in but familly secret . let them boil until they get a nice color making sure to stir the caso every once in a while to make sure the meat does not stick not to much or the meat will fall apart . authentic carnitas are never boiled in water always manteca .

Answer 5

I cook the pork roast down until it just falls apart. Then fry it in manteca. Serve it with fresh hot corn tortillas and salsa verde, pico de gallo, lime, and radishes.