/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>9857562
>beans look like shit
>no bolillo
>stale salad
something something, pinche gringo

>>9857562
some mexi-anon posted this:

Best to cook this outside

Take a pork shoulder with bone have butcher saw it into fist sized chunks

Picnic is also an acceptable but it needs to be processed and skinned. If using the skin, shave the small hair if necessary

Leg joints, belly, and ribs are great too.

Use a couldron type cooking vessel

Add lard, enough to cover the meat being cooked but do not overfill

High heat

Heat lard until it starts slightly smoke

Add the largest chucks of meat first, move the meat around so that it doesnt stick or scorch, add the rest of the meat adding the skin last

Continually stir until a proper dark brown has been achieved.

TURN OFF Heat

Allow temp to drop.

Add 2-4 cups of water to the pot.

Turn on the heat to a slow simmer

Squeeze a couple of oranges and throw the, in the pot.

Add several cloves of garlic

Throw tsp of black peppercorns

Some bayleaves

Allow to simmer for 1 hour

Add some coca cola (preferably one with real sugar)

Add 2tbs condensed milk

Continue cooking 30min-1hr

Dissolve salt to taste in some water

Add it to the pot.

Cook until the meat probes like butter.

This is more of a jalisco style carnitas.the process to make Michoacan carnitas is pretty much the same except you omit all ingredients except meat lard water and salt.

Okay this isn't authentic because it's taking elements of cooking lechon from the Filipinos in my family. Take a pork shoulder, cover in a dry rub then braise in chiles, cayenne, etc. Once tender to the point of falling apart, put into the oven to give a crisp to the exterior.

>>9857573
thanks, what's the total cook time do you think?

>>9857591
haven't tried making it but I'm definitely doing it next time I'm making carnitas. There's some gray areas that would depend on how big of a batch your making and the type of burner but I'd say 3-4 hours. Would probably be quicker with one of those high output outdoor propane burners for large pots.

>>9857606
actually maybe 6 hrs, "cook until the meat probes like butter" will probably take a while

>>9857562
Homemade tortillas made from masa harina

>>9857636
Mah spicanoniño!

>>9857562
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrw5FkLutWk
This was not as good as I was expecting. The Anatto seed tasted like paint.

Smoked pork shoulder is vastly superior.

Chipotle pepper or powder goes well with carnitas.

I ordered some carnitas at a Mexican joint last night, it looked identical to the op pic. Pretty flavorless desu

you're supposed to eat tamales for christmas. I can send yall some if you want.

>>9858322
How bout we put the carnita mean IN the tamale?

>>9857562
>I suggested carnitas for christmas this year
Fucking great choice op. congrats on your mom going for it. I wish you guys luck on the execution. I will be rooting for you.

>>9858341
tamales are pretty labor intesive from what I've heard and your carntias probably taste like shit so you're going to end up with a bad tamale

>>9858350
My carnita meat is fantastic. Its so flavorful and juicy and crispy. I add a bit of chipotle so its smokey and a hint of sweet and spicy which goes great with pork.

Mines is more shredded than op's pic. Its better that way.

>>9858387
>fell for chipotle meme

mexicans never use that spice dude

>>9858392
>chipotle
>spice

>>9858392
Chipotle is a smoked pepper.

>>9858420
>>9858424
whatever. point stands

>>9857568
wicked

>>9857573
*the plumber thought about it and decided against arguing with an idiot

>>9858392
then what peppers do they use?