The Best Ever Carnitas
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< 4 hours
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American
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Low carb
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Low in...
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Main dish
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Meat
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Mexican
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North american
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Pork
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Southwestern u.s.
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Time to make
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The Best Ever Carnitas
Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Ingredients
- 3 lbs pork butt or 3 lbs pork shoulder
- 1 orange, quartered
- 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup Pepsi, plus
- more Pepsi, as needed
- 3/4 cup oil or 3/4 cup shortening
Directions
- 1 Fuego spice mix (Fuego Spice Mix): Combine all ingredients, mixing well.
- 2 Store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
- 3 Agua Negra Marinade (Fuego Spice Mix): combine all ingredients with a whisk.
- 4 Stores in the refrigerator for 2 days.
- 5 Carnitas: Trim away excess fat from pork and cut into 3 inch cubes.
- 6 Dust meat with Fuego spice mix and press to adhere well.
- 7 Squeeze juice from oranges into an airtight nonreactive container, add peels, garlic,pepper, pepsi and Aqua Negra marinade- mix to combine well.
- 8 Add seasoned meat and refrigerate overnight.
- 9 Remove meat from the marinade (reserve marinade) the next day when you are ready to cook.
- 10 Heat oil/shortening in a large heavy skillet over high heat until fat is smoking; add pork and brown completely on all sides- about 15 minutes.
- 11 Add reserved marinade and simmer for about 2 hours or until pork is tender and dark brown- add additional Pepsi as needed while cooking to keep meat covered.
- 12 Remove meat and chop into 3/4 inch pieces.
