Pork Carnitas

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 91.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	96%	7%
fat	0%	0%
aromatics	1%	9%
acid	3%	0%
salt	0%	0%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Where it stands out

• #1 of 91 for gravy quality
• #89 of 91 for saltiness

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

907 g	1 (2 pound) boneless pork shoulder roast, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 g	0.25 teaspoon salt
1 g	0.25 teaspoon ground pepper
	1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
4 g	2 teaspoons cumin seeds
12 g	4 cloves garlic, minced
1 g	1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
3 g	3 bay leaves
794 g	2 (14 ounce) cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
	2 teaspoons finely shredded lime peel
31 g	2 tablespoons lime juice
300 g	12 (16 inch) crisp corn tortillas (see Tip)
	2 scallions, thinly sliced
77 g	0.33333334326744 cup light dairy sour cream
	0.33333334326744 cup purchased salsa

Method: 4 steps, published by www.eatingwell.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.