Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Delicious Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
It ranks #3 of 91 for richness among the carnitas recipes we compared. 39 cooks on www.mexicanplease.com rate it 4.5★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 91.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 232% | 7% |
| fat | 3% | 0% |
| aromatics | 24% | 9% |
| salt | 10% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 40% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1021 g | 2-2.5 lbs. pork shoulder |
| 1 orange | |
| 1 lime | |
| 75 g | 1/2 onion |
| 15 g | 1 jalapeno |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic |
| 2 g | 2 teaspoons Mexican oregano |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon cumin |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| freshly cracked black pepper (approx. 1/2 teaspoon) | |
| 34 g | 2-3 tablespoon oil |
| 405 g | 4-5 tomatillos |
| 75 g | 1/2 onion |
| 3 g | 1 garlic clove |
| 30 g | 2 serrano peppers (or jalapenos) |
| 11 g | 10-12 sprigs cilantro |
| salt to taste | |
| 350 g | 12-16 corn tortillas |
| 80 g | 1/2 cup finely chopped onion |
| freshly chopped cilantro | |
| 3-4 limes | |
| cheese | |
| 91 g | 1/2 cup sea or kosher salt |
| 2366 g | 2-3 quarts water |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.mexicanplease.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
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