Access to this page has been denied because we believe you are using automation tools to browse the website. Every tortilla dreams of being stuffed with Carnitas. The best of the best of Mexican food, seasoned pork is slow cooked until tender slow cooker pulled pork gently teasing apart with forks and pan frying to golden, crispy perfection.
Carnitas recipe requires just 5 minutes prep! Pile of golden, crispy and juicy Pork Carnitas on a white plate. Carnitas Is there anything better in this world than pork slowly cooked until it’s crazy juicy and fall apart tender, then crisped to golden perfection? Carnitas is one of my specialities. Overhead photo of two Pork Carnitas Tacos with tequila shots on the side. The one and only Pork Carnitas I went through A LOT of Pork Carnitas recipes before settling on this as The One.
Close up overhead shot of crispy golden and juicy Pork Carnitas . If you’re new to Carnitas, let me be the first to welcome you to your new addiction. Carnitas are Mexico’s version of pulled pork. It’s the first thing you seek upon landing in Mexico. It’s why we trawled the back streets of Mexico City in torrential rains, hunting down a hole-in-the-wall carnitas joint that was popular with locals. Made by slow cooking pork fully submerged in lard, this confit method of cooking yields pork that’s unbelievably rich and tender with loads of crispy golden bits.
Unfortunately for most home cooks, a huge cauldron of lard isn’t viable or practical. But fortunately, it is possible to make carnitas that tastes very similar to authentic Pork Carnitas without gallons of lard. It sounds so simple, but with hours of slow cooking, mingling with the pork juices, it transforms into the most incredible braising broth that more than makes up for the absence of gallons of lard. Pan fry until golden, doused with the juices from the slow cooker. Can Carnitas be made in an Instant Pot or pressure cooker?