Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.wellplated.com
It ranks #1 of 91 for gravy quality among the carnitas recipes we compared. 4 cooks on www.wellplated.com rate it 4.8★.
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 | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 10% | 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)
Weights computed by us.
| 1701 g | 3 1/2 to 4 pounds pork shoulder (or pork butt) |
| 1 large orange (zest and juice) | |
| 18 g | 6 cloves garlic (minced (about 2 tablespoons)) |
| 150 g | 1 large onion (cut into 1/4-inch dice) |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons chipotle chile powder |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground cumin |
| 2 g | 2 teaspoons dried oregano |
| 11 g | 1 tablespoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| Corn tortillas | |
| Pickled Onions | |
| Cilantro | |
| Guacamole |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.wellplated.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I browned the pork first, I like a little bit of crispy meat. I like to serve a variety of items for everyone to make their own. My favorites for this are avocado slices, and guacamole, slices of red onion, chopped tomato and cilantro, Napa cabbage, and an ” — a cook, 4★
“I browned the pork first, I like a little bit of crispy meat. I like to serve a variety of items for everyone to make their own. My favorites for this are avocado slices, and guacamole, slices of red onion, chopped tomato and cilantro, Napa cabbage, and an ora” — a cook, 4★