Pork Carnitas
This is the best pork Carnitas I have ever made! It’s crunchy and delicious! ?
Ingredients
- 500 gr pork
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika powder
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- Lime juice from 1/2 lemon
- Orange juice from 1 orange
- 2 bay leaves
- 150 ml Cola (use cola that contain sugar instead of artificial sweeteners)
- Water
- 2 Medium tortilla (cut it into 4 small tortilla)
Steps
Clean the pork, and place it in the cooking pot
Mix black pepper, salt, oregano, cumin, and paprika powder in a small bowl, and use the mixture to season the pork
Add garlic and onion
Squeeze in 1/2 lemon
Add orange juice, cola, some water, and bay leaves
Mix it well
Stew it for 2 hours until the pork is tender
If the pork have reached its tenderness, place it on a board, shred it using 2 forks
Place the pulled pork in a baking sheet, add the remaining sauce from the stew, and mix it well
Bake it in the oven for 30 minutes (170 degree Celsius). Flipp it after the First 15 minutes, so both side of pulled pork become crispy
Place the tortilla in a plate, add the crispy pulled pork, some garnish on it, and Fold it
Pork carnitas is ready to be served
For garnish: chopped cherry tomatoes, chopped onion, chopped coriander leaves
Here is my YouTube channel link, you can check it there how did I made this recipe: https://youtu.be/Uw1ESzB72zU
Source: Read Full Article