Easiest Way to Make Homemade Pork Carnitas

Pork Carnitas.

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, pork carnitas. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Pork Carnitas is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It's simple, it's quick, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions every day. Pork Carnitas is something that I've loved my whole life. They're nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pork carnitas using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Pork Carnitas:

1. {Make ready of trimmed pork butt into 1 inch thick slices it is about 4-5 large slices (all slices should be even).
2. {Make ready of salt.
3. {Make ready of pepper.
4. {Get of sugar.
5. {Get of dried oregano.
6. {Get of ground cumin.
7. {Get of large white onion, cut into wedges.
8. {Make ready of garlic, smashed peeled and roughly chopped.
9. {Prepare of limes, juiced.
10. {Prepare of orange juice.
11. {Make ready of chicken stock.
12. {Get of bay leaves.

Instructions to make Pork Carnitas:

1. Mix the dry seasoning together then coat the 1 inch thick slices of pork..
2. Mix together the lime juice, orange juice, chicken stock and pour over the pork. Let sit for 20 minutes..
3. In a baking pan or Dutch oven add the onion, garlic and bay leaf, on the bottom and place the pork and pour liquid over on top..
4. Cover and cook in a 350 degree oven for 2 hours or (until the meat falls apart)..
5. Remove pork and shred with two forks (DO NOT DISCARD THE LIQUID!).
6. Strain and save the liquid. (Note the onions and the garlic did taste good and you may want to eat them??).
7. TO CRISP ON STOVE: Heat about 1 tablespoon of oil in a nonstick pan or cast iron skillet over high heat. When pan is hot, add pork and sear until just beginning to crisp. Pour over about 1/2 cup of left over liquid, and continue cooking until the juices begin to reduce down and the meat is nice and crispy..
8. TO SERVE: 1. Season with a little extra salt and pepper if desired. Pour over more of the juices once the meat has crisped for added flavor, just before serving! Serve in Tacos, Burritos, or in a salad!.

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