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Carnitas Michoacanas

Name: Carnitas Michoacanas
Total time: 3h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: 2 kg pork shoulder, cubed; 500g lard; 1 orange, quartered; 250ml milk; 6 bay leaves; Head of garlic, halved; Salt; Corn tortillas; Salsa verde; Onion, cilantro

Michoacán confit-style pork slowly cooked in its own fat with milk, orange and bay until crisp on the outside and tender inside.

3h 8 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 2 kg pork shoulder, cubed
• 500g lard
• 1 orange, quartered
• 250ml milk
• 6 bay leaves
• Head of garlic, halved
• Salt
• Corn tortillas
• Salsa verde
• Onion, cilantro

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Melt lard; add pork, orange, milk, bay, garlic and salt.

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1
Melt lard; add pork, orange, milk, bay, garlic and salt.
2
Simmer gently 2.5 hr until tender.
3
Raise heat; fry pork in its fat until edges crisp.
4
Chop; serve on tortillas with salsa, onion and cilantro.