Super Tender Carnitas -
If chicken and beef are your stand-by meats, you've been missing out; the other white meat is just as flavorful and easy to transform into myriad meals that look like they took a lot more time and effort than they actually did. Our favorite pork recipes—from caramelized chops and slow-braised pork shoulder to spicy enchiladas—are guaranteed to put pork in your weeknight dinner rotation.
Tender pieces of pork braised in a flavorful sauce with a touch of heat. Made with just a small list of simple ingredients, this is a great way to switch up your weekly rotation with a fabulously easy takeout-fakeout dinner. Here is Perfect Super Tender Carnitas Recipe.
You can have Super Tender Carnitas using 10 ingredients and 5 steps.
Super Tender Carnitas Ingredients
- Prepare 3.5 pounds of pork shoulder, cut into 1.5"chunks.
- Prepare 2 teaspoons of salt to start.
- Prepare 1 of onion, peeled and sliced into 1/2" strips.
- Prepare 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and smashed.
- Prepare of optional: 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 Tablespoon dried oregano.
- You need 1 of large orange.
- You need 1 of large lime.
- You need 2 of bay leaves.
- You need 1.5 cups of water.
- Prepare 1 Tablespoon of distilled white or apple cider vinegar (makes it extra tender).
Super Tender Carnitas instructions
- Cut your pork into roughly 1.5" chunks and season with the salt. Then, in a large pot preheated to medium high with about a teaspoon of oil, sear on two sides in 2 or 3 equal batches for about 3 minutes per side, until they have a good brown crust on them..
- Throw all the seared carnitas back into the pot and add onion, garlic, bay leaves (and optional cumin and oregano) into the pot and mix, letting the onions saute until they start to turn translucent. (A minute or two.).
- Squeeze all the juice from the orange and lime into the pot then add the water and vinegar..
- Bring to a boil, covered, for a minute or so. Once it's been boiling for a minute, turn the heat down to medium low and simmer, completely covered, for 45 to 60 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Maybe every 15 minutes or so.) Check the seasoning at this point - you might like more salt or a little more acid from the citrus. Then simmer for another 15 minutes with the lid askew..
- Your carnitas should be moist, delicious, and fork tender by this point. Enjoy!.
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