Mexican Pork (Carnitas)

Delicious melt in your mouth slow cooked Mexican Pork, these Carnitas are an amazing authentic dish. If you love pork, you have to try this simple and incredibly tasty dish.

📝 Ingredients

• 250 ml vegetable oil
• 1.5 kg pork shoulder (cubed)
• 1 small onion
• 250 ml semi skimmed milk
• 250 ml water
• 1 orange (zested)
• 80 ml fresh orange juice ((approx 1/2 orange))
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• couple of rosemary & thyme sprigs
• Flour or corn tortillas to serve

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat 250ml vegetable oil in a large pan on a medium heat. Add 1.5kg pork shoulder and 1 onion. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 8 minutes until browned all over
2. 2Remove the onion and pour in 250ml semi skimmed milk, 80ml orange juice and 250ml water. Add the rosemary & thyme springs, zest of 1 orange, 1tsp sea salt and ¼ tsp pepper. Don’t worry it will look a little bit strange at this stage!
3. 3Reduce the heat to low and cook stirring occasionally for 1½ to 2 hours until the liquid has evaporated. Make sure the pork doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan as the liquid reduces
4. 4Remove any herb stalks and serve immediately