Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Orange and Milk-Braised Pork Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.allrecipes.com
It ranks #3 of 91 for depth of browning among the carnitas recipes we compared. 103 cooks on www.allrecipes.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 | 31% | 7% |
| fat | 2% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 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.
| 1588 g | 3.5 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into large pieces |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 11 g | 1 tablespoon kosher salt, or more to taste |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons vegetable oil |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground cumin |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1 g | 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 1 orange, juiced and zested | |
| 488 g | 2 cups whole milk |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“So I remember what I did I'm writing it all. I had a 2 1/4 lb roasting pork, it was called, looked like pork shoulder without a bone and maybe filleted a bit. Took the noticeable fat off that was easy to remove. Used my 6 qt cast iron dutch oven, browned the p” — a cook, 5★
“It's so good guys. I've been making this for years, but I did tweak it a little. Added about a half white onion, less milk, but used condensed and with water to cover, along with a Mexican Coca-Cola but regular cola will work fine. Five cloves of roughly chopp” — a cook, 5★