The best carnitas recipes - 9 recipes
Top rated Carnitas recipes
Crispy Slow Cooker Carnitas
By skvw
Everyone will love dinner with this Crispy Slow Cooker Carnitas recipe
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 (4-5 pound) lean boneless pork roast, excess fat trimmed, cut into 3-inch chunks
- 1 cup beer or chicken stock
- 1 medium white onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon chipotle powder (or 1 chipotle in adobo sauce, minced)
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Killer Crockpot Carnitas
By á-1025
Trim roast and slice into ¼ inch thick pieces
- 1 (3-5 lb)Pork Butt/Shoulder Roast
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups vegetable oil
Carnitas Tacos with Chipotle Cream
By á-167595
6-8 servings
- For the quick pickled onions and jalapenos:
- 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 jalapeno, sliced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- For the chipotle cream:
- 2 teaspoons chipotle peppers in adobo, finely minced
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- For the carnitas:
- 1 (4-5 lb) lean boneless pork roast, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 3" chunks
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 12 oz beer
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 chipotle in adobo, from can, chopped, plus 1 teaspoon sauce
- 2 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- For the tacos:
- 12-16 corn tortillas, toasted
- Cotija cheese, for topping
- Cilantro, for topping
Mamacita's Pork Carnitas
By kishthecook
Mama's slow roasted, juicy, moist, crunchy carnitas! Packed with sabor! Que bueno!
- 2 lbs pork roast- boneless cut into 2" chunks
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 onion, peeled and cut into 1/4s
- 2 TBS fresh squeezed lime juice
- 1 orange, cut in half
- 1 TBS mexican seasoning (good red chili powder, Mex. oregano, cumin, dash of cinnemon and dash of cloves)
- 4 cloves garlic, no need to peel
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp blk pepper
- PICO DE GALLO: mix together
- 2 large tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 diced onion
- 3-4 cloves garlic- chopped
- 1 serrano chili- chopped
- chopped cilantro
- squeeze o lime
- dash of salt and sugar to taste
Stovetop Pork Carnitas
By á-7895
1. Cut the pork shoulder into a few large chunks
- 3-4 lbs. pork shoulder, boneless or bone-in
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 heaping (!) tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/2 tablespoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Sous Vide Carnitas for Tacos (Crispy Mexican-Style Pulled Pork)
By MooK
Cooking Temperatures for Sous Vide Carnitas
- To Serve:
- 4 pounds (1.8kg) boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2-inch-thick slabs
- 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
- 6 medium cloves garlic
- 1 stick cinnamon, broken into 3 to 4 pieces
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 medium orange, peel intact
- Kosher salt
- Warm corn tortillas
- Lime wedges
- Chopped white onion and fresh cilantro leaves
- Charred Salsa Verde or other salsa
Carnitas (Mexican Slow Cooker Pulled Pork)
By ruthg
Rinse and dry the pork shoulder, rub all over with salt and pepper
- 2 kg / 4 lb pork shoulder (pork butt) , skinless, boneless (5lb/2.5kg bone in) (Note 1)
- 2 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 onion , chopped
- 1 jalapeno , deseeded, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup juice from orange (2 oranges)
- RUB
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp olive oi
Carnitas
By efphus
Slow-cooked pork pieces that are pan-fried to a crisp
- 4 lbs. boneless fatty pork but (shoulder), cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 orange, cut into 2 pieces
- 1 medium white onion, thinly sliced, plus extra for garnish
- 8 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp salt
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
- 1 package 6-inch tortillas
- 1 handful washed, chopped cilantro
Instant Pot Carnitas
By mirelsonp
Recipe source: Epicurious
- 1 (2 lb [907 g]) pastured pork loin
- 1 cup (240 ml) water
- 1 orange, sliced in half
- 1 fresh jalapeño, whole
- 1 large red onion, diced
- 2 tsp (10 g) sea salt
- 1 tsp (2 g) cumin
- 1 tsp (2 g) onion powder
- 1 tsp (2 g) garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp (1 g) dried parsley
- 1 tsp (2 g) paprika
- Handful fresh cilantro
- To serve: Cilantro, diced tomato, onion and jalapeño slices
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