Carnitas

I have always wondered how to make super tasty carnitas. My first effort was a recipe from Modernest Cuisine at Home, which uses a pressure cooker to shorten the process. While those carnitas are brilliant, that is not how Mexican families make carnitas, so, I wanted to try that. Having done so, now I know why it’s best to rely on our local authentic Mexican restaurant for carnitas in a pinch. I found an authentic recipe to try. It’s a slow cooked porkbutt recipe that can only be described as confit porkbutt. The biggest surprise was that you literally confit the pork in lard. In addition, you use an orange, an onion, garlic, Me4xican oregano, evaporated milk and a Mexican coca cola. Once it has cooked for hours, you let it cool and then tear it apart with your hands. We made tacos with radishes, chaoite cheese, green onion and jalapeno, and cilantro. They were spectacular.