Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mike's carnitas. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mike's Carnitas is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Mike's Carnitas is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. 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:
Get ● For The First Stage
Get 10 Pounds Boneless Pork Tenderloin
Get 2 (14 oz) Cans Beef Broth
Get 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
Prepare 1/2 Dos Equis Beer
Prepare 1 LG Vidalia Onion
Get 1 LG Cinnamon Stick
Take 1 tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk
Take ● For The Second Stage
Make ready 4 LG Jalapeños [halved - deseeded]
Get 1/2 LG Chopped Green Bell Pepper
Make ready 1/2 Bottle LG Mexican Coke
Prepare 1/2 Bottle Dos Equis Beer
Get 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
Make ready 1 tsp Crushed Mexican Oregano
Take 1 tsp Crushed Bay Leaves
Prepare 1/2 LG Orange [with juice]
Prepare 1 Medium Lime [with juice]
Make ready ● For The The Third Stage
Take 2 Pounds Manteca Lard
Make ready ● For The Fourth Stage
Get Seal Tightly In Tin Foil With One Cup Pork Juice
Get 1 Cup Of Your Favorite Red Salsa [optional]
Prepare ● For The Sides [as needed]
Take Warm Flour Tortillas
Take Mexican Sour Cream
Prepare Leaves Fresh Cilantro
Make ready Mexican 3 Cheese
Make ready Green Salsa
Take Red Salsa
Make ready Pico de Gallo
Get Guacamole Dip
Take Red Onions
Make ready White Onions
Make ready Sliced Radishes
Make ready Sliced Cabbage
Instructions 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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