Mike's Carnitas.
You can have Mike's Carnitas using 36 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Mike's Carnitas
- 🢂 of ● For The First Stage.
- 🢂 10 Pounds of Boneless Pork Tenderloin.
- 🢂 2 (14 oz) of Cans Beef Broth.
- 🢂 1 tbsp of Fresh Ground Cumin.
- 🢂 1/2 of Dos Equis Beer.
- 🢂 1 of LG Vidalia Onion.
- 🢂 1 of LG Cinnamon Stick.
- 🢂 1 tbsp of Sweetened Condensed Milk.
- 🢂 of ● For The Second Stage.
- 🢂 4 of LG Jalapeños [halved - deseeded].
- 🢂 1/2 of LG Chopped Green Bell Pepper.
- 🢂 1/2 Bottle of LG Mexican Coke.
- 🢂 1/2 Bottle of Dos Equis Beer.
- 🢂 1 tbsp of Fresh Ground Cumin.
- 🢂 1 tsp of Crushed Mexican Oregano.
- 🢂 1 tsp of Crushed Bay Leaves.
- 🢂 1/2 of LG Orange [with juice].
- 🢂 1 of Medium Lime [with juice].
- 🢂 of ● For The The Third Stage.
- 🢂 2 Pounds of Manteca Lard.
- 🢂 of ● For The Fourth Stage.
- 🢂 of Seal Tightly In Tin Foil With One Cup Pork Juice.
- 🢂 1 Cup of Of Your Favorite Red Salsa [optional].
- 🢂 of ● For The Sides [as needed].
- 🢂 of Warm Flour Tortillas.
- 🢂 of Mexican Sour Cream.
- 🢂 Leaves of Fresh Cilantro.
- 🢂 of Mexican 3 Cheese.
- 🢂 of Green Salsa.
- 🢂 of Red Salsa.
- 🢂 of Pico de Gallo.
- 🢂 of Guacamole Dip.
- 🢂 of Red Onions.
- 🢂 of White Onions.
- 🢂 of Sliced Radishes.
- 🢂 of Sliced Cabbage.
step by step Mike's Carnitas
- 10 Pounds of frozen boneless Pork Tender Loin pictured. Dethaw and brine overnight..
- Add everything in the first stage and allow to simmer in a crock pot for 10 hours. Pull the majority of fluid from your pork and place broth in fridge. You will need it later..
- Add everything in the second stage and allow to simmer for 2 additional hours in your crock pot..
- Important: Shread pork into large chunks. Pull and chop all vegetables within the crock pot separately..
- Stage three. Two pounds of lard pictured..
- Heat your lard and add your large pork chunks..
- Fry until crispy on the outside but moist on the inside..
- Fry pork in batches for 13 minutes a piece..
- Drain. Then add the juice of one orange and one small lime. Add 2 cups pork juice and 1 cup of your favorite red salsa. Salsa optional..
- Chop up your vegetables and add to fried pork..
- Mix well..
- Seal tightly with tin foil and leave in the oven at 250° for 1 hour or until ready to serve..
- Serve with assorted condiments and ice cold Mexican beers..
- Enjoy!.