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Pork Carnitas

Total Time
2h 6m
27m prep · 99m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥛 Dairy-Free 🥜 Nut-Free

Mexican carnitas made with pork shoulder, braised with lime and spices for a delicious, distinctive flavor, then baked until fall-apart tender with crisp edges. I get requests from friends and family to make this pulled pork recipe repeatedly. Serve with warm, fresh tortillas and salsa.

Ingredients

  • 0.25 cups vegetable oil
  • 4 pounds pork shoulder , cut into several large pieces
  • 3 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 1 clove garlic , crushed
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 0.5 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 0.5 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 4 , 14.5 ounce

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Heat vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Season pork shoulder pieces with salt, then arrange in the Dutch oven. Cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in onion, garlic, lime juice, chili powder, oregano, and cumin. Pour in chicken broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until pork is very tender, about 2 1/2 hours.

  4. 4

    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  5. 5

    Transfer pork shoulder to a large baking sheet; reserve cooking liquid. Drizzle a small amount of cooking liquid over pork pieces and lightly season with salt.

  6. 6

    Bake pork in the preheated oven until browned, about 30 minutes. Drizzle more cooking liquid every 10 minutes; use two forks to shred pork as it browns.

  7. 7

    Serve hot and enjoy!

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