12+ traditional Carnitas recipes

Carnitas

Low and slow

• 1 pork shoulder
• 1 batch of yor favorite pork rub

Homesick Texan Carnitas

• 2-3 lb (1-1.5 kg) pork shoulder (with plenty of fat)
• 1/2 cup (100 ml) orange juice
• 1/4 cup (50 ml) lime juice
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 more ingredients.....

Pork Shoulder Rub

Rub On Pork Butt And Cure Overnight For Carnitas.

• 1 tsp whole back peppercorns
• 1 tsp kashmiri chili powder
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 2 more ingredients.....

Salsa Verde Carnitas

A.k.a Chili Verde

• 6-10 tomatillos
• 1 anaheim chili
• 1 pasilla chili
• 2 serrano chilies
• 9 more ingredients.....

Carnitas Tacos

• 4 lbs boneless pork shoulder, cut into 4-inch chunks, trimmed of excess fat? (keep the skin if you can get it!)
• salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 12 more ingredients.....

Adam Baumgart's Carnitas with Tomatillo Salsa

• 10 pounds bone in pork shoulder
• 4-6 dried chiles, ground (choose depending on heat preference. Adam likes to use chiles d'arbol)
• 10 whole cloves
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 11 more ingredients.....

Sheet Pan Carnitas Bao Buns

• 1/2 cup water
• 8 (3 1/2-in.) frozen bao buns
• 1 pound pulled pork
• 1/4 cup gochujang
• 8 more ingredients.....

Jackfruit Carnitas Tacos

• 2 (14. oz.) cans young jackfruit in brine, drained
• 6 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• 1 medium-size yellow onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1 jalapeño chile, finely chopped (about 2 tbsp)
• 10 more ingredients.....

Slow-cooker Carnitas

• 1 large sweet onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 package (1 oz) Old El Paso™ taco seasoning mix
• 1 boneless pork shoulder (3 lb)
• 6 more ingredients.....

Crockpot Pork Carnitas

• 3 lb to 4 pork shoulder
• 1 large onion quartered
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 9 more ingredients.....

Beef Carnitas Tacos

• 4 to 5 lb beef blade boneless
• 1 green pepper chopped
• 1 red pepper chopped
• 1 onion cut in half
• 7 more ingredients.....

Slow-roasted Carnitas

• 2½ pounds pork steaks boneless, if possible (or country ribs)
• 1¼ teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon Fresh cracked pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 13 more ingredients.....