Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, mike's carnitas. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mike's Carnitas is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Mike's Carnitas is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have mike's carnitas using 36 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Carnitas:
- Prepare ● For The First Stage
- Prepare 10 Pounds Boneless Pork Tenderloin
- Make ready 2 (14 oz) Cans Beef Broth
- Get 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
- Get 1/2 Dos Equis Beer
- Get 1 LG Vidalia Onion
- Prepare 1 LG Cinnamon Stick
- Take 1 tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Prepare ● For The Second Stage
- Prepare 4 LG Jalapeños [halved - deseeded]
- Make ready 1/2 LG Chopped Green Bell Pepper
- Make ready 1/2 Bottle LG Mexican Coke
- Get 1/2 Bottle Dos Equis Beer
- Prepare 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
- Make ready 1 tsp Crushed Mexican Oregano
- Take 1 tsp Crushed Bay Leaves
- Take 1/2 LG Orange [with juice]
- Get 1 Medium Lime [with juice]
- Make ready ● For The The Third Stage
- Prepare 2 Pounds Manteca Lard
- Prepare ● For The Fourth Stage
- Take Seal Tightly In Tin Foil With One Cup Pork Juice
- Prepare 1 Cup Of Your Favorite Red Salsa [optional]
- Make ready ● For The Sides [as needed]
- Prepare Warm Flour Tortillas
- Take Mexican Sour Cream
- Make ready Leaves Fresh Cilantro
- Prepare Mexican 3 Cheese
- Get Green Salsa
- Prepare Red Salsa
- Prepare Pico de Gallo
- Make ready Guacamole Dip
- Get Red Onions
- Prepare White Onions
- Prepare Sliced Radishes
- Get Sliced Cabbage
Steps to make Mike's Carnitas:
- 10 Pounds of frozen boneless Pork Tender Loin pictured. Dethaw and brine overnight.
- Add everything in the first stage and allow to simmer in a crock pot for 10 hours. Pull the majority of fluid from your pork and place broth in fridge. You will need it later.
- Add everything in the second stage and allow to simmer for 2 additional hours in your crock pot.
- Important: Shread pork into large chunks. Pull and chop all vegetables within the crock pot separately.
- Stage three. Two pounds of lard pictured.
- Heat your lard and add your large pork chunks.
- Fry until crispy on the outside but moist on the inside.
- Fry pork in batches for 13 minutes a piece.
- Drain. Then add the juice of one orange and one small lime. Add 2 cups pork juice and 1 cup of your favorite red salsa. Salsa optional.
- Chop up your vegetables and add to fried pork.
- Mix well.
- Seal tightly with tin foil and leave in the oven at 250° for 1 hour or until ready to serve.
- Serve with assorted condiments and ice cold Mexican beers.
- Enjoy!
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