Easiest Way to Make Homemade Mike's Carnitas
by Douglas Hicks
Mike's Carnitas
Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, mike's carnitas. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mike's Carnitas is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Mike's Carnitas is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have mike's carnitas using 36 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Carnitas:
Make ready ● For The First Stage
Prepare 10 Pounds Boneless Pork Tenderloin
Get 2 (14 oz) Cans Beef Broth
Prepare 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
Get 1/2 Dos Equis Beer
Make ready 1 LG Vidalia Onion
Take 1 LG Cinnamon Stick
Make ready 1 tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk
Prepare ● For The Second Stage
Prepare 4 LG Jalapeños [halved - deseeded]
Prepare 1/2 LG Chopped Green Bell Pepper
Prepare 1/2 Bottle LG Mexican Coke
Make ready 1/2 Bottle Dos Equis Beer
Take 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
Take 1 tsp Crushed Mexican Oregano
Take 1 tsp Crushed Bay Leaves
Prepare 1/2 LG Orange [with juice]
Take 1 Medium Lime [with juice]
Take ● For The The Third Stage
Make ready 2 Pounds Manteca Lard
Get ● For The Fourth Stage
Take Seal Tightly In Tin Foil With One Cup Pork Juice
Get 1 Cup Of Your Favorite Red Salsa [optional]
Prepare ● For The Sides [as needed]
Prepare Warm Flour Tortillas
Get Mexican Sour Cream
Get Leaves Fresh Cilantro
Prepare Mexican 3 Cheese
Take Green Salsa
Get Red Salsa
Take Pico de Gallo
Make ready Guacamole Dip
Prepare Red Onions
Take White Onions
Take Sliced Radishes
Prepare Sliced Cabbage
Steps to make Mike's Carnitas:
10 Pounds of frozen boneless Pork Tender Loin pictured. Dethaw and brine overnight.
Add everything in the first stage and allow to simmer in a crock pot for 10 hours. Pull the majority of fluid from your pork and place broth in fridge. You will need it later.
Add everything in the second stage and allow to simmer for 2 additional hours in your crock pot.
Important: Shread pork into large chunks. Pull and chop all vegetables within the crock pot separately.
Stage three. Two pounds of lard pictured.
Heat your lard and add your large pork chunks.
Fry until crispy on the outside but moist on the inside.
Fry pork in batches for 13 minutes a piece.
Drain. Then add the juice of one orange and one small lime. Add 2 cups pork juice and 1 cup of your favorite red salsa. Salsa optional.
Chop up your vegetables and add to fried pork.
Mix well.
Seal tightly with tin foil and leave in the oven at 250° for 1 hour or until ready to serve.
Serve with assorted condiments and ice cold Mexican beers.
Enjoy!
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