Crispy Pork Carnitas Recipe | Pork Recipes | Chef Zee Cooks

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: pork tenderloin

💰Cheaper: pork butt

Pork tenderloin is leaner, while pork butt is often less expensive.

lard

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

Welcome to Chef Zee Cooks!

Introduce the recipe for crispy carnitas.

Discuss similarities between carnitas and Cuban Style Masitas.

Prepare pork shoulder, leaving some fat on for juiciness.

Season pork with kosher salt and black pepper liberally.

Mix the seasoning into the pork until well combined.

Add cumin and Dominican oregano to the pork and mix again.

Mash fresh garlic and add it to the pork mixture.

Juice fresh oranges and limes, adding to the pork for acidity.

Mix everything until well combined, then add fresh thyme.

Slice the juiced orange and add the slices to the pork.

Drizzle olive oil over the pork and mix.

Let the pork marinate for 20 minutes or overnight.

Place the seasoned pork into a baking dish tightly packed.

Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil tightly.

Slow roast the pork at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for three and a half hours.

Check for tenderness; the pork should be fall-off-the-bone tender.

Remove the pork from the oven and place it onto a baking sheet.

Spread the pork evenly on the baking sheet and shred it.

Remove any excess fat pieces from the shredded pork.

Drizzle leftover broth from roasting over the shredded pork.

Broil the shredded pork for about 5 minutes until crispy.

Serve the crispy carnitas with fresh lime.

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