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Manteca Fried Carnitas

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Manteca Fried Carnitas

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Time

0 min

Serving

20 persons

Calories

304

Rating

4.00★ (4)

Author: Victoria Buriak
Nuggets of pork shoulder are slowly cooked with orange and onion in lard in this authentic Mexican dish.

Ingredients

  • gallon lard for frying (manteca): 1 piece
  • boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes: 5 pound
  • bay leaves: 6 piece
  • kosher salt: 2 Tbsp
  • ½ teaspoons coarse ground black pepper: 1 piece
  • onions, quartered: 2 piece
  • whole garlic cloves: 3 piece
  • orange: 1 piece (halved)

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Heat the lard in a deep roasting pan over medium heat. Stir in the pork, bay leaves, salt, pepper, onions, and garlic. Squeeze the orange into the mixture and drop in the orange halves. Add more lard if needed to cover all of the ingredients.
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  2. Cook until the pork is tender enough to pull apart with a fork, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Discard the orange, onion, and garlic; strain the pork cubes from the lard using a slotted spoon.
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