Simple Way to Prepare Super Quick Homemade Pork Carnitas

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, pork carnitas. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pork Carnitas is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Pork Carnitas is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pork carnitas using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Pork Carnitas:

1. Get 2 pounds trimmed pork butt into 1 inch thick slices it is about 4-5 large slices (all slices should be even)
2. Make ready 2 teaspoons salt
3. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon pepper
4. Make ready 3 tablespoons sugar
5. Prepare 11/2 teaspoons dried oregano
6. Get 11/2 teaspoons ground cumin
7. Take 1 large white onion, cut into wedges
8. Get 1 head garlic, smashed peeled and roughly chopped
9. Make ready 2 limes, juiced
10. Get 1 cup orange juice
11. Get 1 cup chicken stock
12. Prepare 1 bay leaves

Instructions to make Pork Carnitas:

1. Mix the dry seasoning together then coat the 1 inch thick slices of pork.
2. Mix together the lime juice, orange juice, chicken stock and pour over the pork. Let sit for 20 minutes.
3. In a baking pan or Dutch oven add the onion, garlic and bay leaf, on the bottom and place the pork and pour liquid over on top.
4. Cover and cook in a 350 degree oven for 2 hours or (until the meat falls apart).
5. Remove pork and shred with two forks (DO NOT DISCARD THE LIQUID!)
6. Strain and save the liquid. (Note the onions and the garlic did taste good and you may want to eat them??)
7. TO CRISP ON STOVE: - Heat about 1 tablespoon of oil in a nonstick pan or cast iron skillet over high heat. When pan is hot, add pork and sear until just beginning to crisp. Pour over about 1/2 cup of left over liquid, and continue cooking until the juices begin to reduce down and the meat is nice and crispy.
8. TO SERVE: - 1. Season with a little extra salt and pepper if desired. Pour over more of the juices once the meat has crisped for added flavor, just before serving! Serve in Tacos, Burritos, or in a salad!

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