Grammy's Kitchen · Pulled Pork · Sous Vide Carnitas for Tacos (Crispy Mexican

One of 176 pulled pork recipes we measured

Sous Vide Carnitas for Tacos (Crispy Mexican-Style Pulled Pork)

from www.seriouseats.com

It ranks #1 of 176 for gravy quality among the pulled pork recipes we compared. 20 cooks on www.seriouseats.com rate it 4.6★.

hands-on10m
waiting30 min
makes12
each$1.72
kcal501
levelbeginner
Needs:Escali Primo scaleporkAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 176.

this recipe typical
aromatics9%0%
sweetener0%6%
salt0%0%
collagen idx0.80.8
marbling idx0.60.6

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 176 for gravy quality

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

1814 g4 pounds (1.8kg) boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2-inch-thick slabs
150 g1 medium onion, roughly chopped
18 g6 medium cloves garlic
113 g1 stick cinnamon, broken into 3 to 4 pieces
2 g2 bay leaves
1 medium orange, peel intact
Kosher salt
Warm corn tortillas
Lime wedges
Chopped white onion and fresh cilantro leaves
Charred Salsa Verde or other salsa

Method: 7 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Anybody out there cube the pork, smoke it low and slow for a couple hours? I have "pre-smoked" my cubes right out of the fridge and cold smoked them for half hour to 45 minutes (depending on outdoor temp), then fire up the grill (I use a pellet smoker tube for” — a cook
“Delicious! I cooked a 4lb pork shoulder at 165 for about 18hrs. Another reviewer on here mentioned searing it off before shredding it, and that was a fantastic suggestion. I cut mine in thirds because I like my shredded pieces to be about 2 in long, and after ” — a cook, 5★
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