Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Slow-Cooked Carnitas
One of 40 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.tasteofhome.com
47 cooks on www.tasteofhome.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 40.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 15% | 12% |
| fat | 1% | 1% |
| aromatics | 10% | 8% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1588 g | 1 boneless pork shoulder butt roast (3 to 4 pounds) |
| 9 g | 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons olive oil |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon pepper |
| 150 g | 1 bunch green onions, chopped |
| 150 g | 1-1/2 cups minced fresh cilantro |
| 1 cup salsa | |
| 120 g | 1/2 cup chicken broth |
| 120 g | 1/2 cup tequila or additional chicken broth |
| 227 g | 2 cans (4 ounces each) chopped green chiles |
| 12 flour tortillas (8 inches) or corn tortillas (6 inches), warmed | |
| Optional: Fresh cilantro leaves, sliced red onion and chopped tomatoes |
Method: 2 steps, published by www.tasteofhome.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.