Authentic Carnitas

• timp total: 2 hours

Ingrediente

Cut a boston butt into big chunks, seasoning it liberally with @diamondcrystalsalt

Instrucțiuni

In a Dutch oven, melt 1 lb lard and then sear your pork until it’s brown on all sides (next time I would have seared it in 1/2 the lard and added the other 1/2 after)

Once it’s brown, add 1 onion, 1 orange (add juice first then the peels), 2 bay leaves, 1 can of evaporated milk, 2 tsp oregano, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp pepper

Let it cook on medium low-low for 1.5 hours and then add in a Mexican coke (uses cane sugar vs high corn fructose)

Continue cooking until the meat is tender, about 30 minutes (depending on how hot you cook yours, cooking times can vary)

Once the meat is tender, shred it finely and then ladle a few ladles of the juice from the Dutch oven on top

Place under the broiler to crisp up and then it’s time to build tacos

Corn tortillas, carnitas, onions, cilantro, lime and salsa verde

Enjoy!