Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Carnitas

Carnitas

Name: Carnitas
Total time: 4500 s
Ingredients: 4.4 lbs pork leg; 1 orange; 1/2 can cola soda; 1 cup evaporated milk; 5 cloves garlic; 1/4 onion; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon thyme; 1 tablespoon oregano; 3 bay leaves; 1.1 lbs pork lard

Aydee Gtz @cook_4960914

Saltillo Coahuila

Carnitas

Aydee Gtz @cook_4960914

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Ingredients

75 minutes

4.4 lbspork leg
1orange
1/2 cancola soda
1 cupevaporated milk
5 clovesgarlic
1/4onion
1 tablespoonsalt
1 tablespoonthyme
1 tablespoonoregano
3bay leaves
1.1 lbspork lard

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Steps

75 minutes

1

In a pan, heat the pork lard and add the meat. Let it brown for about 10 minutes.
2

Add the spices and orange, let it cook for another 10 minutes, then add the soda and milk.
3

Stir with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking. Let it cook for about 1 hour and 15 minutes until the liquid is reduced and the meat is tender.
4

Once the meat feels tender, remove it and shred it.
5

Serve in corn tortillas with pico de gallo and your preferred salsa.

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Aydee Gtz @cook_4960914

Published in the US on April 09, 2025 13:17

Saltillo Coahuila

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