Need recipe for authentic carnitas?

Answer 1

Carnitas Caseras

Ingredients

(6 servings)
4 tb Lard
3 lb Pork, cut into 2-inch cubes
1/2 md White onion, roughly sliced
4 Fresh marjoram sprigs, or scant 1/4 tsp dried
4 Fresh thyme sprigs, or scant 1/4 tsp dried
3 California bay leaves, broken up
10 Peppercorns, crushed
1 Orange, cut into eighths
1 c Milk
Sea salt to taste


Instructions

Heat the lard in a heavy pan, add the meat, and fry, stirring and turning it over from time to time, until lightly golden - about 8 minutes. Add the onion and stir well. Cook for 8 minutes longer or until the meat is well browned (remove onion only if it has burned). Add the remaining ingredients, cover the pan, and cook over low heat until the meat is just tender, not falling apart - about 20 minutes, depending on the quality of the meat. There should be plenty of pan juices. Remove the lid, increase the heat, and fry, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan, until the juices have been absorbed - about 10 minutes. Drain off the extra fat and serve.

Answer 2

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

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 3

Carnitas Recipe




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Recipe Ingredients:

1 4 - 5 pound Lean boneless pork loin roast, with excess fat removed
1 cup salsa verde
1 Large onion, minced
4 cloves Garlic, minced
1 tbsp Seasoned salt
2 tsp Pepper


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Recipe Instructions:

Place pork roast in 9 x 14 pan. Rub garlic into the roast. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover with salsa verde and onions. Loosely cover the pan with aluminum foil. Bake at 300 degrees for four and a half hours, or until fork tender.Remove roast from oven. Cool until you can touch the meat comfortably. Remove from pan and place on cutting board. Skim fat off pan juices. Using two forks, shred the pork. Remove fat from meat. When all meat is shredded, return it to the pan and mix the pan juices thoroughly into the pork.Return to oven. Cook, uncovered for 30 minutes or until pork is crispy on top. Remove from oven. Turn pork. Return to oven and cook another 20 minutes, until pork is crispy on top and there is almost no liquid left in the pan. Serve as suggested above.

Enjoy this delicious carnitas Mexican recipe!

Answer 4

Stacked Tortilla Pie with Carnitas:

Notes: Use red chili sauce (also labeled enchilada sauce), not a tomato-based chili sauce. Use tortillas flavored with red chili, spinach, tomato, or salsa. Packaged shredded Mexican cheese blends are available alongside other shredded cheese packs in supermarkets. Or use equal parts shredded cheddar cheese and shredded jack or Oaxaca cheese.

2 pounds boned pork shoulder or butt
1 onion (about 1/2 lb.), chopped
3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
2 teaspoons cumin seed
1 cup chicken broth or water
2 cans (19 oz. each) red chili sauce
2 or 3 canned chipotle chilies
1 bag (1 lb.) frozen corn kernels
1 red bell pepper (3/4 lb.), stemmed, seeded, and chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Salt
8 flavored or plain flour tortillas (10 in. wide)
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
1 cup (about 5 oz.) crumbled cotija or feta cheese
1 firm-ripe avocado (about 6 oz.)
Cilantro sprigs

1. Trim and discard excess fat from pork. Cut pork into 1/2-inch cubes.

2. In a 5- to 6-quart pan, combine pork, onion, garlic, cumin seed, and 1/2 cup broth. Cover, bring to a boil over high heat, and cook 10 minutes. Then boil, uncovered, stirring often as liquid evaporates and a brown film forms on pan bottom, 5 to 12 minutes. Add another 1/2 cup broth, stir browned bits free, and stir often until liquid evaporates again, 3 to 6 minutes. Add 1 can red chili sauce and stir browned bits free, then reduce the heat to simmering and cover.

3. Meanwhile, remove seeds and veins from chilies, then rinse and finely chop.

4. Add corn and red bell pepper to pork. Then stir in chilies to taste. Simmer until meat is tender enough to pull apart, about 1 1/4 hours total; stir often. Remove from heat and mix in chopped cilantro. Add salt to taste.

5. Pour remaining red chili sauce into a rimmed pan (at least 10 in. wide). Dip 1 tortilla in sauce, turning to coat each side, and lay in a round casserole or ovenproof platter, 12 to 14 inches wide. Cover tortilla with about 1/7 (about 1 cup) of the pork sauce. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup Mexican cheese blend and 2 tablespoons cotija cheese. Repeat steps, ending with a tortilla on top. If making up to 1 day ahead, cover and chill pie, remaining chili sauce, and the cheeses separately.

6. Bake tortilla pie, covered, in a 350° oven for 25 minutes (1 hour if chilled). Uncover and continue to bake until hot in center (140° on a thermometer), about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining Mexican cheese blend and bake until it melts, about 5 minutes longer.

7. Meanwhile, peel, pit, and slice avocado. Also heat remaining chili sauce. Drizzle about 1/4 cup of the sauce over the tortilla pie. Garnish with avocado slices, remaining cotija cheese, and cilantro sprigs. Cut into wedges. Offer remaining chili sauce to spoon onto portions to taste.

Yield: Makes 8 servings

Answer 5

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