These Crispy Pork Carnitas are seriously bursting with flavor yet so simple to make! This is the meat you want for your tacos, burritos, sandwiches, you name it. It’s to die for!

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ teaspoons (22 ml) salt
  • ⅔ teaspoon (3 ml) black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) dry oregano
  • 4 pounds (1.81 kg) pork shoulder
  • 1 onion, peeled and halved
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 medium oranges
  • 2 limes

Method:

Preheat oven to 300 F (150 C).

In a small bowl, combine salt, black pepper, ground cumin, red pepper flakes, and dried oregano.

Place the pork shoulder in a large Dutch oven and rub the spice mixture all over.

Add the onion and garlic. Juice the oranges and limes into the Dutch oven and add the spent fruit.

Cover the pot and transfer to the oven until meat is tender, roughly 3 ½ hours.

Remove the meat from the pot and place on a baking sheet. Preheat the broiler to high.

Shred the meat into small pieces and ladle about 1 cup (240 ml) of the Dutch oven liquid over the shredded meat.

Place the meat under the broiler until the edges are crisped and sizzly, 5-10 minutes.

Serve immediately on hot tortillas.