Carnitas Recipe (Slow Cooked Mexican Pulled Pork)
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Slow-cooked pork shoulder braised with orange, bay leaf, and oregano until fall-apart tender. Shredded and traditionally served in tortillas with salsa for authentic Mexican pulled pork tacos.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 12- 1-1/4 cup pork lard (or use vegetable oil)
- 3-1/2 pound pork shoulder (cut into chunks)
- ½ onion
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup orange juice (or more as desired)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 cup chopped Mexican oregano
- Zest of 1 orange
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Corn or flour tortillas
- Salsa + Fixings ((I'm using chopped onion, serranos, cilantro, lime, avocado, queso fresco, salsa verde, red chili flakes))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 190M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 3h
- Sodium
- 373mg
- Total sugar
- 3g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 754mg
- Calcium
- 85mg
- Iron
- 1mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 373MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.