Simple Way to Make Favorite Mike's Carnitas
by Matthew Keller
Mike's Carnitas
Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, mike's carnitas. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mike's Carnitas is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Mike's Carnitas is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mike's carnitas using 36 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Carnitas:
Make ready ● For The First Stage
Make ready 10 Pounds Boneless Pork Tenderloin
Prepare 2 (14 oz) Cans Beef Broth
Make ready 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
Get 1/2 Dos Equis Beer
Get 1 LG Vidalia Onion
Take 1 LG Cinnamon Stick
Prepare 1 tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk
Take ● For The Second Stage
Make ready 4 LG Jalapeños [halved - deseeded]
Make ready 1/2 LG Chopped Green Bell Pepper
Get 1/2 Bottle LG Mexican Coke
Prepare 1/2 Bottle Dos Equis Beer
Take 1 tbsp Fresh Ground Cumin
Get 1 tsp Crushed Mexican Oregano
Take 1 tsp Crushed Bay Leaves
Take 1/2 LG Orange [with juice]
Take 1 Medium Lime [with juice]
Make ready ● For The The Third Stage
Prepare 2 Pounds Manteca Lard
Take ● For The Fourth Stage
Make ready Seal Tightly In Tin Foil With One Cup Pork Juice
Get 1 Cup Of Your Favorite Red Salsa [optional]
Take ● For The Sides [as needed]
Make ready Warm Flour Tortillas
Make ready Mexican Sour Cream
Get Leaves Fresh Cilantro
Get Mexican 3 Cheese
Prepare Green Salsa
Take Red Salsa
Prepare Pico de Gallo
Take Guacamole Dip
Get Red Onions
Get White Onions
Prepare Sliced Radishes
Get 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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