Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Pork Carnitas
One of 40 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.allrecipes.com
It ranks #2 of 40 for tenderness among the carnitas recipes we compared. 607 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 40.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 91% | 12% |
| fat | 3% | 1% |
| aromatics | 8% | 8% |
| acid | 3% | 0% |
| salt | 3% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 54 g | 0.25 cup vegetable oil |
| 1814 g | 4 pounds pork shoulder, cut into several large pieces |
| 54 g | 3 tablespoons kosher salt |
| 150 g | 1 onion, chopped |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic, crushed |
| 46 g | 3 tablespoons lime juice |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon chili powder |
| 1 g | 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1 g | 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 1644 g | 4 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth |
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.
“Hi all, Keep in mind, the objective of the final step is to get slightly crispy outside with a moist, tender inside. The recipe says a "clove" of garlic ... I meant a bulb, but of course, garlic to taste, and for that matter, salt. Remember to adjust your salt” — a cook, 5.0★
“Great instructional. I eyeballed my measurements. I used about 1/4 cup of dried homegrown chili powder. A mix of (Calabrian sweet, Palermo longs, pimente d'esplette), a couple of tablespoons of smoked paprika, toasted and ground cumin, homegrown music garlic (” — a cook, 5.0★