Brad's roasted pork carnitas. Season the pork shoulder with salt, then arrange the pork in the Dutch oven. Add the onion, garlic, lime juice, chili powder, oregano, and cumin. Slow-cooked in a dutch oven, this pulled pork recipe uses a wet rub of Mexican spices to deliver a smokey, savory, slightly sweet taste to carnitas perfect for tacos!
Succulent, mouth-watering, Tacos de Carnitas features full-flavored, bite-sized pieces of tender pork with gorgeous crispy edges, packed into a warm tortilla.
Top your tacos with a squeeze of fresh lime juice and your favorite taco toppings for an authentic taste of Mexico at home!
Line a large rimmed baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
You can have Brad's roasted pork carnitas using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Brad's roasted pork carnitas
- It's 3 lb of pork sirloin roast.
- You need 1/2 packages of mild taco seasoning.
- Prepare 1/2 tbsp of garlic powder.
- Prepare 1/2 of onion, mnced.
- It's 1/2 bunch of cilantro, rinsed and chopped.
- You need 2 cup of grated cheese.
- It's 1 of sour cream and hot sauce to taste.
- It's 1 of prepared salsa verde (link below).
- You need 12 of corn tortillas.
Place the cubed pork on the baking sheet in a single layer. Every tortilla dreams of being stuffed with Carnitas. The best of the best of Mexican food, seasoned pork is slow cooked until tender before gently teasing apart with forks and pan frying to golden, crispy perfection. Authentic pork carnitas are usually baked low and slow with lard, resulting in a tender roast that has delicious crispy bits from the fat.
Brad's roasted pork carnitas step by step
- Place pork roast in a greased baking dish..
- Mix taco seasoning and garlic powder. Rub all sides of the meat..
- Cover baking dish with foil. Bake at 350°F for 1 1/2 hrs or until tender.
- When pork is done pull apart with a fork..
- Warm tortillas in a pan on med heat with a small amount of oil..
- Load tortillas with desired ingredients. Serve with rice and beans https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/361753-brads-roasted-salsa-verde.
To save calories (and some time), the recipe below includes broth instead of lard and is roasted in a slow cooker. Though, you could also pop this into your Instant Pot too. That's really all carnitas are - slow roasted pork. The only extra step (and it is a very yummy and satisfying step) is shredding the meat, spreading it out across a baking sheet, and popping it under the broiler for five to ten minutes until the top of your pork gets brown and crispy. Crispy Pork Carnitas (Mexican Slow Cooked Pulled Pork) is a winner!