How to make Carnitas - Mexican Fried Pork - Mexican Food
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- Carnitas is a food that brings my family together. There are several ways I have seen carnitas in my family do them. This one is how my grandfather did them, very simple but they always come out delcious.
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Carnitas recipe:
3 - 4 lbs boneless pork shoulder
2 lbs of pig lard
salt
2 limes
In a bowl with your pork, squeeze in the juice of 2 limes. Season with salt to taste and mix well.
In a pot or discado "disco", add in the lard and let it melt.
Bring the temperature to about 350 degrees. Once your lard is to temperature, add in your pork.
Cook the carnitas until you have a nice golden brown color. Be sure to stir occasionally as needed.
Once you have a nice color, lower the temperature to as low as you can go. I like to bring the lard down to about 200 degrees. Now slow cook the carnitas until soft and tender.
Remove and chop up for some delicious tacos.
Top with your favorite condiments.
Enjoy!
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Carnitas recipe:
3 - 4 lbs boneless pork shoulder
2 lbs of pig lard
salt
2 limes
In a bowl with your pork, squeeze in the juice of 2 limes. Season with salt to taste and mix well.
In a pot or discado "disco", add in the lard and let it melt.
Bring the temperature to about 350 degrees. Once your lard is to temperature, add in your pork.
Cook the carnitas until you have a nice golden brown color. Be sure to stir occasionally as needed.
Once you have a nice color, lower the temperature to as low as you can go. I like to bring the lard down to about 200 degrees. Now slow cook the carnitas until soft and tender.
Remove and chop up for some delicious tacos.
Top with your favorite condiments.
Enjoy!
Tried your grandfathers recipe.Absolutely the best Carnitas that I’ve ever had thank you
Thank you
Im adopted from russia but im ive been living in the states since i was less then a year old . And i live in a city where there are a lot Hispanics on the eaat coast. Mexica/ el Salvadoran food is one of my fav food and beautiful people as well. Love from the east coast dude. Keep the recipes coming! 🤙
I finally found a straight and simple video on how to make carnitas.
Thank you Mac
That ain't no taco it's a space ship to flavor town.
Great video. Love the explanations and details. Well done young man. Gonna make carnitas with this recipe this weekend for my wife, who loves fried carnitas and fried ribs. Thanks for taking the time to explain everything!!!!! ❤️👍
I really like this guy. Good stuff! He knows his stuff and if you want to delve into Mexican food, he's the man!
I'm here learning to make carnitas 😋... but why have I never thought to eat cabbage on a taco? Brilliant. Omg, I'm excited to try!! Thanks
Fenominal sound and thank you very much for sharing your granpa's way of cooking Carnitas. These are techniques we don't learn in school.
Ok we have tried so many recipes and I have to tell you this is the one. I grew up in Salinas California and had the best carnitas and this matches it ! Thank you so much! Our search is over for the best
Damn dude, THIS is the modern rendition of Street tacos I've eaten in my youth.
Thank you!!!
Just got my pork roast out of the freezer!!! Now I need to learn how to make tortillas!!!
Dude thanks for sharing love tacos love carnitas...
Nice Kirby! Mi Mama is Mexican and I grew up on Carnitas like this. This takes me back.... looked amazing!
Thank you Ryan, carnitas are awesome brotha.
Great recipe.... make them all the time like this. Thank you so much for sharing your family recipe
I would use some of the leftover grease for some refried beans. Mmm mmm mmm 😋
Amazing,
This is the first version of the recipe where I don't see other ingredients like oregano, cumin, garlic, serrano peppers, onion and tomatoes.
The mihochan style has condensed milk and coca cola. Amazing!
thank you so much this is amazing. My family and i used to go to Nuevo Mexico in Brooklyn and order Carnitas fritas, but now ill be able to make home.
Good morning Isabel, another great way to make carnitas, is a little lard in a pan. Brown all sides of your pork. Add in coca cola and juice from an orange, let it braise till the pork is nice and tender. You can add things to it, like garlic, oregano and other aromatics. Either way it is yummy, I hope you enjoy it.
Thank you for this! Going to make this for my family, we love carnitas but have never made it at home!
It's awesome bro. Simple is better
Superbowl Recipe for SURE!! THANKS KIRBY!!!
Love carnitas. Those looked great.
Cooking these with your recipe right now... I hope they turn out good. Thanks
I came here from AB’s cooking Chanel I see you on the retried beans video so I had to come over and check you out. You got a new subscriber. Keep up the good content
That looked so good I guess you can try cooking a smaller batch for 2 people. But it looks boom bro thank you.
I love hearing you share stories about your ancestors bubba!!!
Brother you got me Trippin I’m so gonna make this
Family traditions right here brotha, I hope you and your loved ones enjoy it.
Thanks for the video! My grandpa used to do the same thing. ❤
Why am I tempted to lick the screen? LOL
I have seen my share of Carnitas videos but your explanation is simple and i'm sure very delicious, you really dont need the condensed milk, the coca cola just doing them right is all it takes, thanks my friend for posting!
Came up on your channel researching grills and went down the TH-cam spiral while thinking of other things I want for an outdoor kitchen and BAM next thing you know I'm watching you make carnitas thinking YEAH, I need a carnitas station. LOL. I like your family's recipe. Its simple and allows the other ingredients to flavor the meat. I also couldn't stop thinking about the suede Converse you are wearing and thinking I hope you don't get oil on them. Thanks for sharing.
Looks AMAZING! Your videos are super informative. Thanks for sharing!
Bro thanks for sharing this‼️I’ve been looking to make some Carnitas for a while.
Thanks bro and saludos to you and your grandpa bro
MAN LOOKING GREAT BRO, AS ALWAYS YOU MAKE GOOD EATS THX.
That is Amazing. Thank You So Much. 😊❤
Best carnitas video of all
Outstanding as always
Looks tasty, Kirby, and nice hearing the history behind yours.
Take care and stay safe,
Rob
Going to have to try
Looks good
My friend on recipe u mentioned that’s the most important the “Love” I like it definitely tastes really Awesome good cos of love 👍🤝❤️🏅happy Holidays w/ur lovely family and friends 🤝
You really give it a nice brown color they look yummy
I grew up eating this from my Grandfather, it was always a treat.
Great cook Kirby. The presentation is exactly how I would dress my carnitas tacos. Thanks, Melaney from SoCal (San Clemente).
Yessir Kirby this looks good, I was thinking of a modified version of this.
They look delicious! Yum! Hope everyone is well.
Hi Audrey, we have been good. Been trying to keep the kids busy during these weird times. I hope you all are safe and blessed. Looks like I have a lot of cooking to do when I make my trip up there with you guys.
@@CookingwithKirby that’s right. 🥰
New supporter. This is so cool to watch. Looks delicious
Dang I’m glad you came on my suggestions, sure did subscribe.
Awesome Carnitas! Love your cooker. Makes me hungry!
Looks supergood Kirby
Kirby, that looks fantastic. I never thought of cabbage on a taco. I never knew about slow frying. Down here in Cajun country, it’s a common thing to slow cook meat in a gravy to tenderize it. I’m familiar with that salsa. Had it at the real local Mexican restaurant. I also love the tomatillo salsa on pork.
Thanks brotha, ya its considered Confit. Some restaurants in Mexico have several pots set to different temperatures, so as they cook them they send them down the line to finish. That salsa is great, I have been a fan of it lately. It definitely goes great on Pork and Beef.
Brotha those carnitas look bomb... Funny thing is I just ate carnitas yesterday...lol... Keep these videos coming brotha👍👍
Over all bro I liked your video thumbs up
Great video, your carnitas look delicious!👍
Looks awesome Kirby, definitely a labor of love
Thanks brotha!
How long at 350 degrees? and how long at 200 degrees?
Go by look and feel, once the pork gets a nice color, lower the temp. Then cook until tender.
I wish I could have taken the time to learn my dad's recipe, he tried to teach me a lot of things but he passed last year and I just never bothered to learn, now I have to drive a hour to a Mexican store just to get some and their carnitas are nothing like dad's.
Every time people had parties my dad was the one to make them for everyone friend's, family, and even other families asked him to make carnitas for their quinces, kids parties and stuff.
Ive redefined my Carnitas recipe over the years. My Grandfather cooked in only lard and seasoned with garlic salt and lemon. He was from Guadalajara. As someone who was looking at Culinary school as a future, I focused my learnings in some of my upbringings. The coca cola with beer version I think is a trend and which I compare that style of carnitas with how my uncles would make their carnitas. Ive learned over the years that restaurants in Mexico had different cazo= aka discos going at the same time at different temperatures. That led me to a new style and faster. Cook in lard to fry then add water to braise the pork. This will make it tender and break down the meat. Just as you would have that trend recipe my Uncles would make. Keeps a true pork flavor and a tender piece of meat to chop. I plan to make a video on it, but life has taken its course with my weekends. Hopefully a strong return and this time not being scared of its outcome.
Awesome job, bruv!!
Oooweee Kirby! That looks amazingly delicious I can just imagine the flavors. Thank for sharing these traditional Mexican recipes much appreciated. Cheers!
Going for a hog hunt next week…I usually just throw it in a grinder for sausages and burgers. if I’m lucky I’ll be using gramps recipe for some carnitas!
Subscribed gonna do this this weekend ur recipe thanks HOMIE
Gracias carnal, enjoy!
Ohhhh Kirby....my fave!!! Yummy!!!!
looks amazing!!
Those looked good bro
Have you posted the carnitas en Cazo de Michoacán? I would love to see that recipe! Great video!
Hi Ian, that is my next recipe. My Grandfather is from Guadalajara, this is how he made them. My n-laws on the other hand, make it Michoacan style. I didn't start having Michoacan style until I gotten older. I just bought a cazo, so that will come soon. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
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Thank you! Just got a copper cazo myself. Looking forward to breaking it in. I will keep an eye out for your next video.
Happy holidays!
Damn this looks amazing 👏
Looks delicious!
Thank you Hobie, the tacos were yummy brotha.
That browning is so called maillard reaction: Maillard reaction - Wikipedia
We don’t have lard where I live. Can I substitute with shortening or some kind of oil? Thanks!
Peanut oil should work
Hi just wondering what does the lemon do to the pork.....thank you
I was told by my elder family members that is sanitizes the meat.
Looks good
It was yummy Becky, can you believe I had no leftovers?
@@CookingwithKirby yeah i believe it 😂
What did pops think about them?
Aloha.....thumbs up!!
YEEER!!
I just subbed! Got that salsa verde recipe?
Thank you Valentino, that salsa recipe you can find here. www.cookingwithkirby.com/post/shrimp-tacos I love that salsa
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Hey Kirby, what size is the disco? Bigger than 22"?
Hey Michael, that one is a 22inch. It can cook a lot of food.
This could of been so much shorter. Imma try this tho
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Thanks brotha
Se ven bien carnal
Lemme get a taco
Hey man, out of curiosity, what do you do with all the lard when you're done?
I filter it and put it in bottle to use in the future. After a few cooks, the lard is very flavorful.
@@CookingwithKirby Cool. How many uses does it last?
Depends, I can get 4-6 cooks out of it. Once it become bitter is when I get rid of it.
Someone used Mexican coke and evaporated milk thoughts???
Te avientas!
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i fucking love carnitas but they make me go #2 because of how much fat/grease they have in them
That's exactly how u don't make it
Really? Enlighten me, I'll wait.....
Everyone has their own style.
Yeah, I thought he cooked them a little too much.
Quedo de rechupete, mil gracias