Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Carnitas Enchiladas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.allrecipes.com
It ranks #2 of 91 for heat level among the carnitas recipes we compared. 1 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 91.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 319% | 7% |
| fat | 24% | 0% |
| aromatics | 67% | 9% |
| acid | 20% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 54 g | 4 tablespoons avocado oil, divided, or as needed |
| 4 cups shredded cooked pork | |
| 150 g | 1 medium onion, chopped |
| 46 g | 3 tablespoons frozen 100% orange juice concentrate |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste |
| 1 g | 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 1 g | 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste |
| salt and ground black pepper to taste | |
| 490 g | 2 cups salsa verde |
| 230 g | 1 cup sour cream |
| 250 g | 10 (6 inch) corn tortillas |
| 226 g | 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Used pre cooked carnitas from Sams club, tasty! Super easy to substitute with what’s on hand.” — a cook, 4★