Carnitas

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 91.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	0%	7%
fat	15%	0%
aromatics	12%	9%
salt	1%	0%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

1361 g	3 lb. boneless pork shoulder (Boston butt), trimmed, cut into 2" chunks
11 g	1 tbsp. kosher salt
3 g	1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
2 g	3/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
150 g	1 large yellow onion, cut into eighths
18 g	6 large cloves garlic, smashed
	6 sprigs oregano or 1 tbsp. plus 1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
2 g	2 bay leaves
	1 large navel orange, cut into eighths
205 g	1 c. pork lard

Method: 4 steps, published by www.delish.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“<p>Super juicy and tender. Great on rice.</p>” — a cook, 5★

“<p>Perfect base for taco night!</p>” — a cook, 5★