Mike's Carnitas
Mike's Carnitas

Hi everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, mike's carnitas. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mike's Carnitas is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Mike's Carnitas is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mike's carnitas using 36 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's Carnitas:
  1. ● For The First Stage
  2. 10 Pounds Boneless Pork Tenderloin
  3. 2 (14 oz) Cans Beef Broth
  4. 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
  5. 1/2 Dos Equis Beer
  6. 1 LG Vidalia Onion
  7. 1 LG Cinnamon Stick
  8. 1 tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk
  9. ● For The Second Stage
  10. 4 LG Jalapeños [halved - deseeded]
  11. 1/2 LG Chopped Green Bell Pepper
  12. 1/2 Bottle LG Mexican Coke
  13. 1/2 Bottle Dos Equis Beer
  14. 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
  15. 1 tsp Crushed Mexican Oregano
  16. 1 tsp Crushed Bay Leaves
  17. 1/2 LG Orange [with juice]
  18. 1 Medium Lime [with juice]
  19. ● For The The Third Stage
  20. 2 Pounds Manteca Lard
  21. ● For The Fourth Stage
  22. Seal Tightly In Tin Foil With One Cup Pork Juice
  23. 1 Cup Of Your Favorite Red Salsa [optional]
  24. ● For The Sides [as needed]
  25. Warm Flour Tortillas
  26. Mexican Sour Cream
  27. Leaves Fresh Cilantro
  28. Mexican 3 Cheese
  29. Green Salsa
  30. Red Salsa
  31. Pico de Gallo
  32. Guacamole Dip
  33. Red Onions
  34. White Onions
  35. Sliced Radishes
  36. Sliced Cabbage
Instructions to make Mike's Carnitas:
  1. 10 Pounds of frozen boneless Pork Tender Loin pictured. Dethaw and brine overnight.
  2. 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.
  3. Add everything in the second stage and allow to simmer for 2 additional hours in your crock pot.
  4. Important: Shread pork into large chunks. Pull and chop all vegetables within the crock pot separately.
  5. Stage three. Two pounds of lard pictured.
  6. Heat your lard and add your large pork chunks.
  7. Fry until crispy on the outside but moist on the inside.
  8. Fry pork in batches for 13 minutes a piece.
  9. 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.
  10. Chop up your vegetables and add to fried pork.
  11. Mix well.
  12. Seal tightly with tin foil and leave in the oven at 250° for 1 hour or until ready to serve.
  13. Serve with assorted condiments and ice cold Mexican beers.
  14. Enjoy!

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