Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.averiecooks.com
It ranks #1 of 91 for gravy quality among the carnitas recipes we compared. 3 cooks on www.averiecooks.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 | 14% | 7% |
| fat | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 9% |
| acid | 14% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 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.
| 1814 g | 4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs (pound them a bit if they're very thick) |
| 184 g | 3/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice |
| 12 g | 4 garlic cloves (peeled and smashed) |
| 30 g | 2 chipotles with adobo sauce (finely chopped or blended) |
| 15 g | 1 jalapeno (seeded and roughly chopped) |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon cumin |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon chili powder |
| 2 g | 2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano (or regular oregano) |
| 12 g | 2 teaspoons salt |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon pepper |
| 245 g | 1 cup Coca-Cola (not diet) |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
Method: 16 steps, published by www.averiecooks.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.