Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Pork Carnitas
One of 40 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.foodnetwork.com
12 cooks on www.foodnetwork.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 40.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 14% | 12% |
| fat | 1% | 1% |
| aromatics | 11% | 8% |
| sweetener | 1% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 82% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 2268 g | About 5 pounds (2.25 kilograms) pork shoulder, trimmed and cut into roughly 3-inch cubes |
| Kosher salt | |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon cumin |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon brown sugar |
| 2 g | 2 teaspoons dry oregano, preferably Mexican |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon chili powder |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon smoked paprika |
| 20 g | 1 to 2 tablespoons canola oil |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed |
| 150 g | 1 red onion, peeled and quartered |
| 360 g | 1 1/2 cups (375 milliliters) light flavored beer, such as lager |
| 1 lime, halved | |
| 1 orange, halved | |
| 22 g | 1 to 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce |
| Corn tortillas and/or Crispy Cheesy Shells, recipe follows | |
| Guacamole, recipe follows | |
| Pico de Gallo, recipe follows | |
| Cotija or feta, sour cream and cilantro | |
| 230 g | 2 cups (230 grams) shredded Cheddar or jack cheese |
| 6 to 8 corn or flour tortillas | |
| 600 g | 3 ripe avocados |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro |
| 38 g | 1/4 red onion, finely diced |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic, finely minced |
| 1 to 2 limes, juiced | |
| Kosher salt | |
| 1438 g | 3 to 4 tomatoes on the vine, diced |
| 75 g | 1/2 red onion, diced |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic, finely minced |
| 10 g | 1/3 to 1 jalapeño or serrano pepper, finely diced |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup chopped cilantro |
| 1 lime, juiced | |
| Kosher salt |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.foodnetwork.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“These pork carnitas were fantastic. My husband instantly called them a “Top 5” favorite, so I will definitely make them again. The “Crispy Cheesy Shells” did not turn out crispy at all, so I don’t think I would make those again. I followed the recipe exactly, ” — a cook, 5.0★
“These carnitas are fantastic!!! Next time I will double the braising liquid because it cooked down to only about 1/2 cup and I would have liked more to add back to the finished product. The crispy cheese shells were a complete flop. Any suggestions? I used a n” — a cook, 5.0★