Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Slow Cooker Mexican Pork Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.allrecipes.com
It ranks #1 of 91 for gravy quality among the carnitas recipes we compared. 7 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 91.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 7% |
| fat | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 12% | 9% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 29% | 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.
| 1 (32 fluid ounce) container chicken stock | |
| 1361 g | 1 (3 pound) pork loin, or more to taste |
| 3 tablespoons adobo seasoning | |
| 14 g | 2 tablespoons ground cumin |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon ground black pepper |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon ground paprika |
| 150 g | 1 large white onion, diced |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons chipotle paste |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 397 g | 1 (14 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes |
| 18 g | 6 cloves garlic, minced |
| 2 limes, halved | |
| 25 g | 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon |
| 1 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 100 g | 1 cup fresh cilantro |
Method: 3 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made it last night for something different for my husband. It took me longer to prep because I wanted to make sure I had every ingredient. He really liked it. He said it had just the right spice, a zing but not outright burning of the senses. There is someth” — a cook, 5★
“This was my first time making carnitas. The flavor was great! I had to make some substitutions with what I had on hand. Substituted the cloves with allspice, and the chipotle paste with smoked paprika. After tasting it was missing something. I added a little l” — a cook, 5★