Nor Cal Carnitas

Name: Nor Cal Carnitas
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps chopped cilantro leaves; 5 servings Corn tortillas, for serving; 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped; 1 jalapeno, diced; 1 lime, juiced; 1 Tbsps kosher salt; 5 servings Lime wedges, for serving; 1 kilograms pork butt, cut into 4 pieces; 1 slice Radish , for serving; 1 red onion, diced; 1 red onion, roughly chopped; 4 Roma tomatoes; 5 servings Salsa, for serving; 5 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 kilograms refined lard, or suet

Nor Cal Carnitas might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 460 calories, 54g of protein, and 17g of fat. This recipe serves 5. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up lime wedges, corn tortillas, jalapeno, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the juice of lime you could follow this main course with the Cranberry-Orange Juice Slushee as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Remove the pork butts from refrigeration 1 hour before cooking. Do not remove the bone.

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Bone

Pork

Heat the lard in a large stainless steel pot over high heat to 250 degrees F. The pot needs to be large enough to fit all the pieces of pork butt side by side, not on top of each other, and preferably not touching each other.

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Boston Butt

Lard

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Pot

Add enough lard to completely submerge the meat.

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Lard

Meat

Add the onion and garlic and let brown but do not burn. If garlic burns, you must start the process over.

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Garlic

Onion

Remove onions and garlic from the lard and discard.

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Garlic

Onion

Lard

Carefully add the pork pieces to the lard and then allow the oil to reach 250 degrees F again. Do not let the pork stick to the bottom or sides of pot. Stir around every 30 minutes to insure even coloring. Cook for approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours. The pork should be caramel-colored with an internal temperature of 170 to 180 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.

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Caramel

Lard

Pork

Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Thermometer

Pot

Five minutes before you are ready to remove the meat, sprinkle the kosher salt into the oil. Continue to cook pork for 5 more minutes and then remove the pork from the oil to a platter. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.

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Kosher Salt