Carnitas De Cerdo Al Vapor Easy Carnitas Recipes

PORK CARNITAS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or Cast Iron Pot place the pork, lard, water, garlic, and salt. Cook covered on a medium heat to a boil. Reduce to simmer for about 45 minutes until pork is almost tender.
• Uncover and turn the heat to medium high to reduce the liquid.The meat will start frying in its own fat and lard at this point. Carefully brown the meat at medium low heat stirring frequently until pork is evenly browned. About 15 to 20 minutes. At this point do not over cook or you will get very dry meat.
• Serve with hot tortillas and green salsa.

CARNITAS DE CERDO AL VAPOR-EASY CARNITAS

Steps:

• Season the pork with salt and pepper. Transfer to a deep skillet ot dutch oven-style pot. Pour in the water to one side of pork. Add the onion, garlic and bay leaves. Cover and heat on high.
• After about 5 minutes, the water should come to a boil. Remove lid from pot and skim the foam off the top and best you can. Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking for 1 hour.
• While the pork cooks, prepare your salsa cruda. Add all of the ingredients to the blender. Blend on high until smooth. Taste for salt. Pour into serving dish. Set aside.
• After 1 hour, remove lid from carnitas. Stir, cover again and cook for another 15 minutes. Uncover, add pork manteca and fry the carnitas for a few minutes. Remove from heat.
• Transfer carnitas to a serving dish that has a cover. Let sit while you heat up your tortillas for tacos! Garnish tacos with salsa and guacamole!

SIMPLE CARNITAS

Steps:

• Place the pork shoulder, oranges, onion, garlic, kosher salt, cumin, black peppercorns, and bay leaves into a large Dutch oven. Add water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Skim off any foam that rises to the top. Cover loosely, and simmer until the meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Allow the pork to cool, covered, in the broth for 1 hour. Shred the meat with two forks.