Carnitas [Diana Kennedy] from Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook (page 120) by Kristen Miglore

  • pork shoulder

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  • Soulkitchenjen on March 15, 2025

    This method worked great. I’d err on the side of less water. It took an absurd time to cook off and I ended up scooping some out.

  • jvozoff on February 04, 2025

    After trying several other, more complicated recipes, we tried this one because we didn’t have any time to fuss. By far the best carnitas we’ve ever made. Agreed - Genius!

  • PinchOfSalt on May 23, 2016

    I made this with some locally-raised pork. It was perfect! The braising phase took longer than expected, but I made up for that by shortening the crisping phase. This is definitely a "genius" recipe.

  • Zosia on December 08, 2015

    The technique worked perfectly and the amount of salt was just right for 1.8kg meat.

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