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Pork Carnitas
Slow-cooked Mexican-American pork confit for tacos and burritos. Spreading the shredded pork out and finishing it under a hot grill crisps the edges into genuine carnitas texture instead of leaving it uniformly soft.
Total time
190 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
180 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American
Ingredients
1.5kgpork shoulder
1 tspsalt
1 tspblack pepper
1 tspcumin
1 tsporegano
1/2 tspchilli powder
4 clovesgarlic, minced
1orange, juiced
1lime, juiced
1/2 cupwater
warm corn tortillas, onion, coriander and salsato serve
Instructions
1
Mix salt, pepper, cumin, oregano and chilli. Rub over pork.
2
Place in a casserole with garlic, orange juice, lime juice and water.
3
Braise at 160°C for 3 hours until very tender.
4
Shred pork. Spread on a tray.
5
Grill until edges are crispy. Serve in tortillas with onion, coriander and salsa.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
937
Protein
94.6g
Fat
56.5g
Carbs
7.3g
Fiber
1.7g
Sodium
712mg
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