Carnitas recipe - Learn to make the best carnitas ever!!

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork butt

Chicken thighs are lower in fat while pork butt is often less expensive.

corn tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: flour tortillas

Whole wheat tortillas provide more fiber, while flour tortillas are typically cheaper.

Welcome to the channel and introduction to making Carnitas.

Discuss the types of meats used for Carnitas in Mexico and the difficulty of finding them in the US.

Show the picnic shoulder and explain the process of removing excess fat and skin with a knife.

Cut the pork shoulder into medium-sized pieces, ensuring they fit in your hand.

Pour 26 oz of pork lard into a deep pot and turn on the stove.

Add 1 cup of water to the lard to prevent frying the meat.

Add the pork shoulder pieces into the pot with the lard and water.

Squeeze the juice from 2 oranges into the pot, adding the peels as well.

Lower the heat to medium when the lard starts bubbling too much, and stir occasionally every 5 to 10 minutes.

Cook the meat for about 30 minutes before adding other meats.

Add the skin and ears to the pot after 30 minutes and mix them in.

Cook for another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.

Prepare seasoning ingredients: half can of beer, 6 oz of evaporated milk, a small amount of curing salt, a pinch of oregano, a pinch of thyme, 4 garlic cloves, 3 bay leaves, and a small piece of Mexican cinnamon.

Chop some onion and cilantro for serving with the tacos.

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