Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Creamy Pork Carnitas Pasta
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from therecipecritic.com
It ranks #2 of 91 for depth of browning among the carnitas recipes we compared. 10 cooks on therecipecritic.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 | 235% | 7% |
| fat | 5% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 9% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 95% | 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.
| 227 g | 1 package Smithfield Boneless Pork Shoulder Seasoned Carnitas |
| 227 g | 8 ounces penne pasta |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 120 g | 1 sliced red bell pepper |
| 120 g | 1 sliced green bell pepper |
| 476 g | 2 cups heavy cream |
| 115 g | 1/2 cup sour cream |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup parmesan cheese |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon chili powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon cumin |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon paprika |
| chopped cilantro | |
| avocado | |
| diced tomatoes |
Method: 4 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I just foudn this while searching for recipe to use up heavy cream. My husband had just smoked a pork shoulder the night before so this was an easy choice. We found the sauce to be a little bland so we added about a teaspoon of garlic salt and freshly cracked ” — a cook, 5★
“This recipe is easily adaptable! I added some chopped mushrooms, asparagus and spinach to the peppers for extra veggies:). Also, only had a little bit of sour cream but I did have some cream cheese so I added that to use up what was in my fridge!! I had mad” — a cook, 5★