Name: Traditional Carnitas
Prep time: 80 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 500 grams lard; 500 grams pork, meat with fat, cut into large pieces; 500 grams pork ribs, with fat, cut into large pieces; 1 1/2 cups orange juice; 1 cup evaporated milk; 1/2 oranges, in slices; 1/4 cups herb bundle, bay leaf, marjoram, and thyme; 3 pieces allspice berry; coarse salt; 1/4 onions, for the sauce; 1 clove garlic, for the sauce; 3 Habanero chiles, without veins or seeds, for the sauce; 2 avocados, for the sauce; 1/4 cups lime juice, for the sauce; 1/4 cups cilantro, for the sauce; salt, for the sauce; pepper, for the sauce; corn tortillas; 1/2 cups onion, for serving; 1/2 cups cilantro, for serving; lime

Preparation

20 mins

Low

In a clay pot or copper pot, heat the lard over medium-low heat until it melts. Add the pieces of meat one by one, making sure to distribute them well in the space. Pour the orange juice and evaporated milk over the meat, and using a spoon, gradually mix in the liquids.