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[Anonymous No.6627576]

Thinking about making carnitas for the 4th and looked around for recipes, seasoning options and stuff. The seasonings change a little bit with the use of oranges, cinnamon sticks different types of chili powder and stuff but the technique is kind of varied.

V1: stove top method of just throwing everything into a heavy pot with some liquid (coke, juice ect) and set it to boil then reduce to a simmer and cook until the fat is liquidyish then boil uncovered until everything evaporates and meat is brown

V2: same stove top method as above but once at a simmer put in a low heat oven for a few hours, set under a broiler with some of the reduced cooking juices to get crispy then shred the meat

V3: everything in the oven and once tender shred, then broil until crispy

V4: cut up the meat first, season then brown the meat, stick it in a low oven with the rest of the seasonings and liquids uncovered until tender, once cooled shred and put back in the oven to get crispy

Any ideas ck?

[Anonymous No.6627580]

>>6627576
>making mexican food for an american holiday

[Anonymous No.6627662]

>>6627580
americans would bath in pig parts if hey could it evens out

[Anonymous No.6627712]

>>6627576

Try this: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/07/no-waste-tacos-de-carnitas-with-salsa-verde-recipe.html

looks like a variant of V3/V4. Let me know how it turns out.

[Anonymous No.6627716]

>>6627662
year the tarp mack truck soup lieutenant

[Anonymous No.6627725]

>>6627712
I've used this one before, and it turned out bretty gud.

[Anonymous No.6627727]

>>6627712
I just through reading that page like 5 minutes ago and am strongly considering using this as a guide

scary shit folks

[Anonymous No.6627729]

>>6627725
And after. Didn't have any corn tortillas at the time and had to use flour, but still good.

[Anonymous No.6627745]

>>6627725
I see what looks like minced garlic, onions, oranges, jalapenos, bay leaf, and cinnamon sticks. id you add any other seasoning like cumin, chili powder or just did it straight up like this?

[Anonymous No.6627759]

>>6627745
I used that recipe that another anon linked and didn't tweak it. There's also a lime in there. I ended up really loving the flavor in them, but next time I think I will add some cumin. I don't see how chili would hurt it if you're looking for a little heat.

[Anonymous No.6627765]

>>6627745
cumin and chili powder aren't necessary if you have good salsa, preferably two, one red one green.

make sure you have chopped onion mixed with cilantro; lime wedges; and sliced radishes for garnishing.

[Anonymous No.6627772]

I did carnitas a few weeks ago. All I did was oil poach some pork, no seasoning no nothing. I let it get super tender, seasoned it, and put it under the broiler to crisp one side. Best carnitas I have ever had. Sod off if you care about being traditional.

[Anonymous No.6627805]

>>6627765
Always with the garnishes. Thats how my favorite truck sells them two salsas, the onion and cilantro mix but no radishes

[Anonymous No.6627810]

>>6627772
I dont really care either if they traditional or not long as they taste good on a tortilla

When you did season it did you do anything specific or just throw on some salt?

[Anonymous No.6627812]

>>6627805
not everyone does the radishes, but I always like it when it's available. it adds a nice textural contrast, kind of like cabbage does in a fish taco.

[Anonymous No.6627820]

>>6627810
>>6627812
pickled jalapeno/carrot is also a welcome addition.

[Anonymous No.6627848]

>>6627576

Be careful with oranges and sugar and for the love of God don't do a fucking coca cola or a Pepsi marinade don't know why those recipes got popular recently but its DOGSHIT ITS TOO FUCKING SWEET CARNITAS ARENT FUCKING SWEET DONT MAKE THEM FUCKING SWEET FOR FUCK SAKES.

DONT YOU FUCKING USE COKE OP USE BROTH WATER MIX OP FOR BOTH OUR SAKES.

CARNITAS IS BRAISED MEAT MEAT GETS SOFT THEN IT FRYS IN ITS OWN FAT THAT IS CARNITAS

Don't fuck up

[Anonymous No.6627861]

>>6627848
Yeah thats actually what the guy in the link warns about. You end up boiling the pork I guess and making it dry so thats a no go.

[Anonymous No.6627875]

>>6627810
S&P. If you wanna get adventurous try some cumin, garlic, whatever else you might want. The pork comes out perfectly and assuming, you have decent enough pork, shuld taste just fine. Let your toppings do the work, green salsa, avocado, pico, whatever you may want. In my opinion it's much better to under season something if it will be topped with other things.

[Anonymous No.6627902]

>>6627875
I'm a simple person I guess. The restaurants will give you pico, salsa, (red only for some reason) avocado, onion/cilantro but the trucks since they're smaller its always just the onions and cilantro mix and one or both green and red salsa.

[Anonymous No.6630029]

How'd they turn out OP?

[Anonymous No.6630439]

>>6630029
Haven't made them yet gonna make them for the 4th of July

[Anonymous No.6630501]

>>6627576
Carnitas are really a long cooking sort of thing and americas test kitchen may be your best bet


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx6svS1oxDE
H'll even recommend surfin_sapos version blind
As he is a fine cook of mexican food


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAoAb9iOaMw

[Anonymous No.6630513]

you guys really need to add coke inyour carnitas recipe. maybe beer, but coke is better

[Anonymous No.6630516]

do a traditional american bbq instead. serve with coleslaw and miller lite.

[Anonymous No.6630844]

>>6630516
Ill still be an amerifat if i do carnitas
Besides we'll probably do bbq too

[Anonymous No.6630880]

>>6630513
when did the whole boil in coke/juice become a thing??

[Anonymous No.6631069]

>>6630880
dunno but many places in Mexico use milk orange or coke when making carnitas.

[Anonymous No.6631209]

>>6630513
Fuck you faggot coke makes it taste like overly sweeted syrupy shit.

[Anonymous No.6631214]

>>6631069
Mexican places do not use coke, only type of sweetness comes from the oranges and a broth/beer mix

[Anonymous No.6631222]

>>6627576
Do you live bear a WinCo? They have The Best pre-seasoned carnitas. And I live in an area with a lot of hispanic markets. Their Carne is stellar too. Don't waste your time trying to do it yourself. Get the preseason meat from WinCo, stick it in the slow-cooker, and focus on other things.

[Anonymous No.6632358]

>>>6631214
I'm Mexican and you're really under estimating the access of bottled condiments in Mexican cuisine. we love to add mayo, ketchup, soy sauce, coke and worcestershire sauce in our foods

Just google carnitas con coca cola and you'll get a bunch of results. The most basic of carnitas preparations will call for just for its own juices like in michoacan but some places add milk , condensed milk etc etc. Just like mole verde throughout Mexico varies, such as adding hoja santa instead of lettuce, avocado leaves instead of bay leaves and parsley for cilantro.

regional thing