Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Pork Carnitas with Cilantro Tomatillo Sauce
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.allrecipes.com
It ranks #1 of 91 for gravy quality among the carnitas recipes we compared. 98 cooks on www.allrecipes.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 | 0% | 7% |
| fat | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 9% | 9% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 71% | 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.
| 454 g | 1 pound pork shoulder |
| 19 g | 2 tablespoons Mazola® Corn Oil |
| 40 g | 0.25 cup chopped onions |
| 1 g | 0.5 teaspoon Spice Islands® Garlic Powder |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon Spice Islands® Chili Powder |
| 1 g | 0.25 teaspoon Spice Islands® Chipotle Chile Powder |
| 180 g | 2 tomatillos, finely chopped |
| 121 g | 0.5 cup finely chopped tomatoes |
| 25 g | 0.25 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro |
| 100 g | 4 corn tortillas |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Both my husband and I thought this was a very good recipe, but, different than most pork carnitas we have had in the past. The flavor profile reminded me more of what you get with shredded pork for tacos. I don't know if I added too much water, but, the liquid” — a cook, 4★
“We enjoyed this dish very much. I prefer my carnitas cooked in my slow cooker and shredded, so that's how I prepared ours. Because of religious reasons, my husband does not eat pork so I made this using a beef chuck roast. I slow cooked it for around 4 hours o” — a cook, 4★