Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Slow-Cooker Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.tasteofhome.com
It ranks #1 of 91 for gravy quality among the carnitas recipes we compared. 4 cooks on www.tasteofhome.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 91.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 10% | 7% |
| fat | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 10% | 9% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1/2 cup salsa | |
| 3 g | 3 bay leaves |
| 18 g | 1 tablespoon salt |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground cumin |
| 2 g | 2 teaspoons dried oregano |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons pepper |
| 4 g | 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder |
| 4 whole cloves | |
| 296 g | 1-1/4 cups water |
| 300 g | 2 medium onions, chopped |
| 2948 g | 1 bone-in pork shoulder roast (6 to 7 pounds) |
| 600 g | 24 corn tortillas (6 inches) or taco shells, warmed |
| Optional toppings: Shredded cheese, sour cream and chopped tomato, onion, cilantro and lime wedges |
Method: 2 steps, published by www.tasteofhome.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.