Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mike's carnitas. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mike's Carnitas is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Mike's Carnitas is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Many find carnitas a little dry or flavorless. These have a great, distinctive flavor and are requested by friends and family over and over. Serve with warm, fresh tortillas and salsa.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have mike's carnitas using 36 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Carnitas:
- Prepare ● For The First Stage
- Take 10 Pounds Boneless Pork Tenderloin
- Get 2 (14 oz) Cans Beef Broth
- Get 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
- Make ready 1/2 Dos Equis Beer
- Take 1 LG Vidalia Onion
- Get 1 LG Cinnamon Stick
- Take 1 tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Make ready ● For The Second Stage
- Prepare 4 LG Jalapeños [halved - deseeded]
- Make ready 1/2 LG Chopped Green Bell Pepper
- Prepare 1/2 Bottle LG Mexican Coke
- Get 1/2 Bottle Dos Equis Beer
- Prepare 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
- Take 1 tsp Crushed Mexican Oregano
- Make ready 1 tsp Crushed Bay Leaves
- Get 1/2 LG Orange [with juice]
- Prepare 1 Medium Lime [with juice]
- Take ● For The The Third Stage
- Make ready 2 Pounds Manteca Lard
- Get ● For The Fourth Stage
- Prepare Seal Tightly In Tin Foil With One Cup Pork Juice
- Make ready 1 Cup Of Your Favorite Red Salsa [optional]
- Prepare ● For The Sides [as needed]
- Take Warm Flour Tortillas
- Take Mexican Sour Cream
- Take Leaves Fresh Cilantro
- Get Mexican 3 Cheese
- Take Green Salsa
- Take Red Salsa
- Prepare Pico de Gallo
- Get Guacamole Dip
- Take Red Onions
- Make ready White Onions
- Take Sliced Radishes
- Take Sliced Cabbage
In Mexico, they are traditionally cooked outside in huge copper or stainless steel pots over an open fire, but this smaller version is easy to make at home on a regular stove, making it much more practical for the everyday home cook. To cook pork carnitas at home is a very easy task. There are lots of recipes that use herbs, and some of them even add milk or orange rind. And, of course, they can be added.
Steps to make Mike's Carnitas:
- 10 Pounds of frozen boneless Pork Tender Loin pictured. Dethaw and brine overnight.
- Add everything in the first stage and allow to simmer in a crock pot for 10 hours. Pull the majority of fluid from your pork and place broth in fridge. You will need it later.
- Add everything in the second stage and allow to simmer for 2 additional hours in your crock pot.
- Important: Shread pork into large chunks. Pull and chop all vegetables within the crock pot separately.
- Stage three. Two pounds of lard pictured.
- Heat your lard and add your large pork chunks.
- Fry until crispy on the outside but moist on the inside.
- Fry pork in batches for 13 minutes a piece.
- Drain. Then add the juice of one orange and one small lime. Add 2 cups pork juice and 1 cup of your favorite red salsa. Salsa optional.
- Chop up your vegetables and add to fried pork.
- Mix well.
- Seal tightly with tin foil and leave in the oven at 250° for 1 hour or until ready to serve.
- Serve with assorted condiments and ice cold Mexican beers.
- Enjoy!
But, as a friend of mine from Quiroga, Michoacán (a small town famous for its carnitas) told me some time ago: "People here just add salt, lard, and the pork meat". Those pork carnitas are one of best! Crispy Pork Carnitas (Mexican Slow Cooked Pulled Pork) is a winner! The closest recipe to authentic Mexican Carnitas (NO LARD), with a perfect crisp finish! Tender and juicy on the inside while deliciously crisp and golden on the edges!
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