Carnitas Recipe

Name: Carnitas Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 pounds fatty pork shoulder, cut into 2-inch pieces; 3 cups cold water; 1 medium white onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 orange, preferably seedless, cut into 2 wedges; 1/4 cup lard (or, for the lard averse, vegetable oil); 8 garlic cloves, peeled; 3 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk; 2 teaspoons dried oregano, preferably Mexican, crumbled; 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons fine salt, or 3 to 4 teaspoons kosher salt

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INGREDIENTS

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4 pounds fatty pork shoulder, cut into 2-inch pieces

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3 cups cold water

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1 medium white onion, thinly sliced

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1/2 orange, preferably seedless, cut into 2 wedges

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1/4 cup lard (or, for the lard averse, vegetable oil)

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8 garlic cloves, peeled

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3 bay leaves

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1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk

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2 teaspoons dried oregano, preferably Mexican, crumbled

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1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons fine salt, or 3 to 4 teaspoons kosher salt

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