Anyone have a recipe for Carnitas?

Saucy Sue

Kids coming over on Sunday for Father's Day, and one of them wants Carnitas. I don't even know what it is, but I bet someone out there does, and has a good recipe. I know that it's a pork dish, but that's all. sue

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Saucy Sue,[p]Give this a shot.[p]http://www.batista.org/carnit.html

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Saucy Sue,[p]Here is one posted awhile back by thirdeye![p]Latin, Carnitas

Master Mason,PP works wonderfully for burritos and enchiladas too. I even use it as a base for my tamale filling.Generally the cooking method for Carnitas is either braising or baking until the pork is able to be shreaded. Usually the seasonings are salt and pepper and sometimes garlic and onion are added. Following shreading, the pork is baked until the edges are just crispy. The meat is served with side bowls of salsa, maybe a chili sauce, onion & cilantro so that you add whatever you like to the burrito. The roadside stands or Taco Trucks sell it by the pound and you buy fresh tortillas and build your own.So if you like you can return a tray of PP to the Egg or the oven for a litle while, and there is nothing wrong if you want to add some of your favorite Mexican spices to it at this time. I like using both flour and corn tortillas and if you have access to fresh masa (or want to deal with Masa Harina) you can make gorditas, as they are excellent too. They are thicker than corn tortillas and are fried on a griddle until lightly browned. I make them about 3" in diameter and use Mexican melting cheese on top of the carnitas & toppings.~thirdeye~

Recipe Type
Main Dish, Meat

Recipe Source
Author: thirdeye[p]Source: BGE Forum, thirdeye, 03/26/06

BobS

Saucy Sue,
Carnitas are indeed a famous Mexican dish, but the real things are simply chunks of pork (pound plus sizes)that are cooked in rendered pork fat and then pulled apart and eaten as tacos. Even organ meat is included.[p]Typically they are cooked in a wash tub size pan (actually I think thet are wash tubs) over an open fire. They are not good for you but they taste GREAT![p]I have eaten carnitas in several restaurants in the US and have never found anything that resembled the real thing.[p]All that said, I am sure that some of the localized recipes produce a tasty product. I think that if you want to fix carnitas for your kids, you need a little more information about what they experienced.

RhumAndJerk

Saucy Sue,
Although this is not Carnitas, this may be less work and allow you to spend more time socializing. You are trading upfront work on tonight for time spent cooking on Sunday.[p]Hope this helps,
RhumAndJerk

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