Mexican coca cola adds beautiful color and a touch of sweetness to these taqueria-style pork carnitas!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 2 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings 6Servings
Ingredients
3poundspork shoulder
5cupspork lardmanteca(rendered pork fat)
Salt and fresh cracked pepper
1cupMexican brand Coca Cola
1inchpiece of Mexican canela
2bay leaves
3sprigs of fresh thyme
Instructions
Slice the pork into 2 inch chunks. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Heat the pork fat to medium heat in a medium heavy pot. After about 5 minutes, add the seasoned pork. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until pork is lightly browned.
Add in the coke, canela, bay leaves and thyme. The carnitas will cook for the next 90 minutes to 2 hours and a steady boil. Skim the top as needed as it cooks.
At about the 2 hour mark, the carnitas will be this nice caramelized color and should pull apart easily with a fork. Drain onto paper towels. For a crispy carnita, transfer carnitas to a nonstick pan with no oil. Heat on high and toss carnitas as needed. Serve right away.
Notes
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