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Authentic California Carnitas

If you don't have 10 lbs of lard, this is THE authentic California Carnitas
recipe you need!

Servings: 16

Author:

5

13

Course:

Main Course

Cuisine:

Mexican

Keywords:

pork Carnitas authentic carnitas

🧂 Ingredients

8 lbs pork shoulder

bone in, or boneless
4 bay leaves
1 orange

cut in half
1 bulb garlic

peel garlic cloves
2 tsp salt
1 tsp coriander

ground
2 tsp cumin

ground
1 tsp Mexican oregano

or 1/4 tsp oregano

Instructions

1 Cut the pork shoulder into 3x3 inch portions. If using bone-in pork shoulder,
cook the bone-in portion with the boneless meat.
2 Add pork and all seasonings to a large baking pan with high sides.
3 Cover with foil, and cook in a 200 degree oven for 13 hours.
4 Broil the cooked pork for a few minutes to get perfect, crispy edges.
5 Serve carnitas with browned tortillas, avocado sauce, cabbage, diced onion and
cilantro, and lime squeezes.