Chipotle 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	13%	7%
fat	1%	0%
aromatics	0%	9%
salt	1%	0%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Where it stands out

• #4 of 91 for depth of browning

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

14 g	1 tablespoon vegetable oil
11 g	1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 g	1 teaspoon black pepper
1814 g	4 pounds pork roast (such as pork shoulder or pork butt)
240 g	1 cup chicken broth
2 g	2 bay leaves
4 g	2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
	2 teaspoons juniper berries

Method: 8 steps, published by www.dinneratthezoo.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“This is just so good! I used a little less of the chipotle because my kids don't like it too spicy. We used just enough to give the yummy smoky chipotle flavor and it was fantastic!” — a cook, 5★

“This is just so good! I used a little less of the chipotle because my kids don’t like it too spicy. We used just enough to give the yummy smoky chipotle flavor and it was fantastic!” — a cook, 5★