Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Chipotle Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.tasteofhome.com
It ranks #1 of 91 for gravy quality among the carnitas recipes we compared. 5 cooks on www.tasteofhome.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 91.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 6% | 7% |
| fat | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 9% | 9% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 120 g | 1/2 cup chicken broth |
| 10 g | 4 teaspoons ground chipotle pepper |
| 9 g | 4 teaspoons ground cumin |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 2041 g | 1 boneless pork shoulder roast (4 to 5 pounds), halved |
| 150 g | 1 large onion, peeled and halved |
| 24 g | 8 garlic cloves, peeled |
| 1 to 2 limes, halved | |
| 16 tostada shells | |
| Optional toppings: Warmed refried beans, salsa, sour cream, shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, crumbled queso fresco and minced fresh cilantro | |
| Lime wedges |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.tasteofhome.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.