Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Pork Carnitas
One of 40 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.foodnetwork.com
324 cooks on www.foodnetwork.com rate it 4.4★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 40.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 12% |
| fat | 6% | 1% |
| aromatics | 18% | 8% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 pounds boneless pork shoulder (or 2 1/2 pounds bone-in) |
| Salt and freshly ground black pepper | |
| 2 g | 2 teaspoons dried oregano |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 150 g | 1 onion, coarsely chopped |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic, minced |
| 15 g | 1 jalapeno, seeded and ribs removed, chopped |
| 1 orange, cut in half | |
| 41 g | 3 tablespoons vegetable oil |
Method: 2 steps, published by www.foodnetwork.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Been making this recipe for the last 10 years or however long ago she put this recipe online and it's a hit every time. People literally think I'm the best cook ever and I'm just like, thank the slow cooker! And thank you, Melissa d'Arabian. <br /><br />In the” — a cook, 5.0★
“I am usually a HUGE fan of Melissa's recipes because they're always cheap, easy to make and pack a TON of flavor. That's why I was SO disappointed with this! When I saw pork shoulder on sale at the store for $1.49 (a small piece, it's just my husband and I),” — a cook, 2.0★