Best. Carnitas. Ever.
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Recipe type: Entree
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Serves: 4-6
 
Pork Carnitas made with orange juice and milk
Ingredients
  • 3-5 lbs Pork (any good cut)
Dry Rub
  • 8 Tablespoons Chili with Lime powder
  • 4 Tablespoons Dried Red Chili Flakes
  • 3 Tablespoons Dried Thyme
  • 2 Tablespoons Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Black Pepper
In the Pot
  • 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
  • 1-2 Onions coarsely, chopped
  • 4 Garlic Cloves, smashed
  • Milk
  • Orange Juice
  • 1 Stick Butter, sliced
Instructions
  1. Cut the meat (not all the way through) in about ¾" slices.
  2. Mix up the dry rub ingredients.
  3. Rub the meat with the dry rub.
  4. Put the vegetable oil in the pot, turn to medium heat.
  5. Put in the meat.
  6. Add onions and garlic to fill space in pot.
  7. Add orange juice, then milk in equal parts until almost over the top of the meat.
  8. Add butter on top.
  9. Top off with more milk or orange juice to cover meat.
  10. Simmer for 2½ - 3 hours until meat is falling apart, or internal temperature is about 200 degrees.
  11. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  12. Shred meat into baking dish, top with a few spoonfuls of juice from the pot.
  13. Bake for 15 minutes, stirring at 10 minutes.
  14. Enjoy with corn tortillas, cilantro, and salsa.
Recipe by Hammer on Rye at http://www.hammeronrye.com/carnitas/