Carnitas. 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.

Traditional carnitas are cooked in lard, pulled from the oil, chopped, and served directly in tacos and such. This versatile dish is one of our most requested at Salsa Brava. Whether you're throwing a fiesta-style party or amping up taco night, you can't go wrong with Pork Carnitas!. You can have Carnitas using 10 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Carnitas

It's 2 lbs of pork shoulder.
Prepare 1 of orange.
It's 1-2 of jalapeños.
It's 2-4 cloves of garlic.
Prepare 1 of onion.
Prepare 1 tbsp of cumin.
Prepare 1 tbsp of oregano.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper.
Prepare to taste of Salt & pepper.
You need of Extra virgin olive oil.

Succulent, mouth-watering, Tacos de Carnitas features full-flavored, bite-sized pieces of tender pork with gorgeous crispy edges, packed into a warm tortilla. Top your tacos with a squeeze of fresh lime juice and your favorite taco toppings for an authentic taste of Mexico at home! They're easy-to-make pork crisps that are very popular in Mexico. The secret to this recipe is the quick frying.

Carnitas step by step

Mix together 1 onion, 1-3 jalapeños, 1-3 garlic cloves (all this minced), and orange zest. Put some on bottom of crock pot, then add pork, & some more mix on top of pork. Cut orange into 4 pieces- squeeze juice over top of pork & then put orange sections in each corner..
Cook on low 8-10 hrs. If there's a fat cap on pork, I put that side up. If a lot of fat, may need to remove this after cooking.

Be sure the meat is well drained before it's placed in oil, though, or it will splatter and pop. —Patricia Collins, Imbler, Oregon Carnitas (the word translates as "little meats") are wonderful morsels of boiled/fried pork that are crispy on the outside and chewy-tender on the inside. 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. Every tortilla dreams of being stuffed with Carnitas. The best of the best of Mexican food, seasoned pork is slow cooked until tender before gently teasing apart with forks and pan frying to golden, crispy perfection. This Carnitas Recipe method by Diana Kennedy, requiring only pork, water, and salt, is the simplest and most delicious carnitas recipe I've ever had.