Authentic Mexican Carnitas
There are other recipes for carnitas, for example slow cooked in chicken broth. I found that the only way to get that authentic Mexican flavor is to use the manteca "lard". Also DO NOT use American style Coca-Cola, it doesn't have the raw sugar the Mexican Coca-Cola has.
Authentic Mexican Carnitas
There are other recipes for carnitas, for example slow cooked in chicken broth. I found that the only way to get that authentic Mexican flavor is to use the manteca "lard". Also DO NOT use American style Coca-Cola, it doesn't have the raw sugar the Mexican Coca-Cola has.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
On your stove top range, bring temperature of lard to 375°F in a large cooking pot or dutch oven.
- 2
Add your slices of pork to the 375°F lard, and allow pork to sear until brown, stirring frequently as to not let the pork stick to the pot.
- 3
Add cinnamon sticks, then add oranges by squeezing juice into cooking pot, and then drop in squeezed oranges peel and all. Cook while stirring often for about 30 minutes.
- 4
Reduce heat to medium, while adding a cup of water to the boiling lard. This will bring down cooking temperature to 230°F. Resume cooking at medium until water evaporates, simmering for about 30 minutes.
- 5
Stir in the bottle of Mexican Coca-Cola, crushed whole cloves of garlic, dry bay leaves, and sea salt. Option for sweet taste: add half can (7 ounces) of sweetened condensed milk. cook for another hour while frequently stirring over medium heat.
- 6
Carefully remove carnitas and place on paper towel. Then carefully cut carnitas into 2 inch cubes.
- 7
In a large skillet over medium heat, fry carnitas frequently turning until crispy to your liking.
- 8
Enjoy with warm tortillas, avocado, cilantro, etc...
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