Crispy Pork Carnitas

Ingredients

• 3 pounds boneless pork butt , shoulder
• 8 cloves garlic , peeled
• 0.25 cups olive oil
• 1 orange , juiced, orange parts of peel removed and sliced into thin strips
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 2 bays leaves , torn in half
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 0.75 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons Chinese 5-spice powder

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).

2. 2

   Remove fat from pork; cut meat into 2-inch cubes and roughly chop fat.

3. 3

   Mix together pork meat and fat with garlic, olive oil, orange peel, orange juice, salt, bay leaves, black pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and 5-spice powder in a large bowl until pork is coated completely.

4. 4

   Transfer mixture to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil, then place on a baking sheet.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until pork is fork tender, about 3 1/2 hours.

6. 6

   Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Remove garlic, orange peel, and bay leaves from the baking dish. Transfer pork to a colander set in a bowl. Pour accumulated juices from the baking dish over pork. Return pork to the baking dish and drizzle with some accumulated juices.

7. 7

   Cook under the preheated broiler for 3 minutes. Drizzle more accumulated juices over pork and continue broiling until crispy, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer pork to a serving plate and drizzle with remaining accumulated juices.

8. 8

   Enjoy!