Pork Carnitas

These Pork Carnitas are slow cooked in lard and bacon fat with garlic, onion, oranges, lemons and spices until

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Pork Carnitas- slow cooked in lard and bacon fat and then broiled until crispy.

These Pork Carnitas are slow cooked in lard and bacon fat with garlic, onion, oranges, lemons and spices until super tender. They are then broiled until crispy.

The resulting flavor is to die for. Seriously.

Pork Carnitas- slow cooked in lard and bacon fat until tender and then broiled until crispy.

And yes, the pork is cooked in a huge amount of fat. It literally swims in it.

But it all gets discarded after the pork is cooked through and it leaves the pork wonderfully flavored and tender.

Pork Carnitas- slow cooked in lard and bacon fat until tender and then broiled until crispy.

If you can find fresh lard, which is very difficult to find, then use it. If not, the shelf-stable kind will work. It has stuff added to it and the flavor is not as good as fresh lard, but for something like carnitas that have so many other flavors going on, I think it’s totally suitable. You can find it by the cooking oils in some grocery stores or you can order it online.

Pork Carnitas- slow cooked in lard and bacon fat until tender and then broiled until crispy.

Pork Carnitas can be used as a base for all types of Mexican foods. I like to serve Pork Carnitas in flour tortillas with Fire-Roasted Salsa, fresh cilantro, and avocado.

Pork Carnitas are so tender and juicy with wonderful crispy bits. You need this for your dinner. And your family will be fighting over the leftovers.

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