Name: Mexican Carnitas Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: For Carnitas:; 5 lbs pork shoulder; 2 large white onions; 10 avocado leaves; 1 tsp pepper; ¼ cup kosher salt; 6 cloves garlic; 2 bay leaves; cold water; ½ cup orange juice; ½ cup milk; 12 oz mexican style soda; 3 lbs lard; For Serving:; white corn tortilla; guacamole; pickled vegetable; fresh cilantro; lime wedge; rice; pinto bean

How To Make Mexican Carnitas

This Mexican carnitas is everything you want in a dish- savory notes from the meat, refreshing flavors from the citrus, and the perfect balance of spices.

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 20 minutes

Total: 1 hour 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Carnitas:

5lbspork shoulder,cut into cubes
2largewhite onions,chopped
10avocado leaves
1tsppepper
¼cupkosher salt
6clovesgarlic,grated
2bay leaves,dried
cold water
½cuporange juice
½cupmilk
12ozmexican style soda
3lbslard,cut into large cubes

For Serving:

white corn tortilla
guacamole
pickled vegetable
fresh cilantro,chopped
lime wedge
rice,made with cilantro
pinto bean

Instructions

To a large pot, add the cubed pork shoulder, onions, avocado leaves, pepper, salt, garlic, and bay leaves. Add enough cold water to cover all the meat. Bring to a boil over high heat, then continue to boil for 20 minutes.
Add the orange juice, milk, and cola, return to a boil, and simmer until the liquid has reduced by half.
Add the lard, let it melt, then boil off the rest of the liquid until the meat begins to fry,.
Once the meat turns dark golden brown and is crispy, scoop it out of the pot and onto a paper bag or paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain.
Serve with corn tortillas, guacamole, pickled vegetables, cilantro, lime wedges, cilantro rice, and pinto beans.
Enjoy!