It wasn’t until just recently that I discovered these Slowly Roasted Pork Carnitas. What the heck was I thinking? I can’t believe I have missed out on these delicious morsels of goodness for 24 years! They have totally changed my life.
The pork shoulder gently cooks for 3 hours and when its done it literally is melt in your mouth bites of heaven. Its insanely tender and with the addition of a little guacamole it seriously makes for a 100% satisfying meal. Add a margarita and you couldn’t pay me enough to share! Ok, well maybe I would share if you brought some more margaritas or some homemade pico de gallo…
**Simple and Sassy Tip** Slow Roasted Pork Carnitas are the perfect idea for a weekend gathering of friends! Host your own party and you make the Carnitas – assign your friends to bring some of the toppings like homemade pico de gallo, guacamole… whatever you want!
Carnitas
Ingredients:
3 pounds pork shoulder or pork butt, chopped into 1 inch cubes
2 cups beef stock
2 cups Orange Juice
14 oz chunky salsa
Salt
Guacamole
Corn or Flour Tortillas for serving
Directions:
In a large oven proof saucepan combine the cubed pork, stock, orange juice and salsa, this mixture should totally cover the pork, if not add a little water until the pork is submerged. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium low and simmer with the lid on for 3.5 hours, at which point the pork should be falling apart to the touch.
Preheat oven for 450 degrees.
Drain the liquid from the pork. Using a fork, gently pull apart the meat in the bottom of the oven proof saucepan. Place the pan into the oven for 20 minutes for the pork to caramelize.
Carefully remove the pan from the oven. Sprinkle with a pinch of kosher salt. Serve the carnitas with corn or flour tortillas, any kind of salsa and of course Guacamole!
For another great comforting pork recipe, check out my Pulled Pork Sliders
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I am a huge carnitas fan because I love all things pork. My mouth is watering just thinking of it.
I know right?!?!? Its the new love of my life.
This sounds fabulous! I actually have a similar recipe on my menu this week!
I’ll bring the pico de gallo!
Oh my gosh, YES. This is like a mix of my two favorite meals – pulled pork and soft tacos. Sign me up! These look so good, Gaby. Thanks for the awesome, tasty dinner idea.
anytime!!!! Or just come on over and help me eat the rest of my leftovers
I’ve never had carnitas before! But I love pork, so I can’t wait to try these.
omg Megan! They will change your life. they are hands down my favorite main course ever!
I made these (twice now!) and just posted them on my blog. Thanks so much for a wonderful recipe
We absolutely loved them.
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yum, i love carnitas. i had no idea they were so easy to make! yours look great.
totally easy to make!! Just throw it all in a pot and you are good to go!!!
And now I just need your guac recipe too!
Great job!
It’s funny how these great dishes sneak up on you and change your life. Lucky for you, you have many more 24 years ahead of you to eat all the carnitas you can wrap your mouth around. xoxoxo
next time I make some you and coming over for dinner!
Wait, wait, wait… 24 years? You are 24? Such a young thing!
These look fantastic!
I’m SHOCKED this is your first carnitas experience. Hopefully not the last.
I like anything with guacamole!
I definitely need to try this! I’m always on the hunt for yum carnita recipes! Thanks!
I made this for Halloween night – it will be the new tradition that replaces the old Halloween chili. SOOOOO good!!
I made these yesterday and oh my goodness, they are WONDERFUL! Seriously amazing. We had friends over and you wouldn’t believe how much pork we ate
Definitely a big hit. I made them with King Arthur Flour’s soft wrap bread as the tortillas and the combination was incredible. Plus I made your guacamole!
One question though – cubing the pork was incredibly difficult for some reason. Is there any way to do it faster? Could I get boneless pork? I had the hardest time getting the pork off the bone when cutting it.
Ask your butcher to cut it off the bone for you. So much easier!
Also my favorite carnitas recipe if from David Lebovitz. Check out his website.. This one is even simpler, so I’ll have to try it to!
I made this this weekend and it turned out great. Last night I used some of the leftovers to make naked burrito bowls with rice, black beans, cheese and guacamole. Very Good!
Gaby, Your recipes sound wonderful, and your photography is gorgeous. I enjoy reading and viewing them. Thank you!
How many servings and does this make? And the serving size? (Approximate is fine!)
Just made these. They are AMAZING Gaby! I ended up making them on an open face corn tortilla. so good and easy!
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Just made this for dinner last night – it were perfect for tacos! I actually used a crockpot but it worked out great!
yay!! so glad you liked it! carnitas are the best