Steps to Prepare Award-winning Super Tender Carnitas

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HELLO and welcome back to my channel today we are making Instant Pot Super Tender Pork Carnitas. they were a hit at my party!if you would like to help. Carnitas tacos are the secret to a restaurant-worthy taco night. They're filled with meltingly tender pork that's finished with perfect, crisp edges. Just make your carnitas in a slow cooker (super easy) and.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook super tender carnitas using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Super Tender Carnitas:

1. Prepare 3.5 pounds pork shoulder, cut into 1.5"chunks
2. Prepare 2 teaspoons salt to start
3. Make ready 1 onion, peeled and sliced into 1/2" strips
4. Make ready 6 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
5. Take optional: 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 Tablespoon dried oregano
6. Take 1 large orange
7. Get 1 large lime
8. Prepare 2 bay leaves
9. Get 1.5 cups water
10. Make ready 1 Tablespoon distilled white or apple cider vinegar (makes it extra tender)

The process takes three to four hours, and the result is very tender and juicy meat. Fork-tender yet crispy carnitas are a traditional dish from Michoacán, Mexico. Some people like them crunchy, others like them tender and moist. Like many things in life, I want the best of both.

Steps to make Super Tender Carnitas:

1. Cut your pork into roughly 1.5" chunks and season with the salt. Then, in a large pot preheated to medium high with about a teaspoon of oil, sear on two sides in 2 or 3 equal batches for about 3 minutes per side, until they have a good brown crust on them.
2. Throw all the seared carnitas back into the pot and add onion, garlic, bay leaves (and optional cumin and oregano) into the pot and mix, letting the onions saute until they start to turn translucent. (A minute or two.)
3. Squeeze all the juice from the orange and lime into the pot then add the water and vinegar.
4. Bring to a boil, covered, for a minute or so. Once it's been boiling for a minute, turn the heat down to medium low and simmer, completely covered, for 45 to 60 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Maybe every 15 minutes or so.) - - Check the seasoning at this point - you might like more salt or a little more acid from the citrus. - - Then simmer for another 15 minutes with the lid askew.
5. Your carnitas should be moist, delicious, and fork tender by this point. Enjoy!

Some people like them crunchy, others like them tender and moist. Like many things in life, I want the best of both. Carnitas are a classic Mexican restaurant dish. They are basically chunks of pork butt braised or simmered in oil or preferably lard until tender. Also known as "little meats," they can be found on the.

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