Carnitas
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Carnitas

Photo : Frankie Lopez / Unsplash

15m
Prépa
180m
Cuisson
8
Portions
Moyen
Difficulté

Porc braisé à l'orange et à l'ail jusqu'à être fondant, puis croustillant, servi en tacos.

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Portions

8

Ingrédients

Nutrition

calories450
protein36g
carbs6g
fat31g
fiber1g

Par portion

Étapes

Season the pork

Pat the pork dry and rub it all over with the salt.

Start the braise

Melt the lard in a large heavy pot. Add the pork, orange juice and squeezed orange halves, onion, garlic, bay leaves, oregano, cumin and water. The liquid should come about halfway up the meat.

Simmer slowly

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Crisp the pork

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Shred and serve

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History & Culture

The Story Behind the Dish

📍 Michoacán (Quiroga)📅 Colonial era🌮 MX

Carnitas, 'little meats', come from the state of Michoacán, where pork is traditionally simmered for hours in huge copper cauldrons of its own lard. The town of Quiroga is famous across Mexico for it.

On weekends, carnitas stands sell pork by the kilo, and families build their own tacos at home with tortillas, salsa and onion.

⭐ Why It's Famous

Tender inside and crispy outside, carnitas are many people's favourite taco filling in all of Mexico.

💡 Fun Fact

At traditional carnitas stands you can order by cut: maciza (lean), cuerito (skin), buche (stomach) or surtida, a mix of everything.

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Michoacán (Quiroga)

19.66°N, -101.52°W