My Carnitas
8 ingredients
10 steps
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork butt
- 1/2 medium onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Mexican oregano, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- seasoning salt
- garlic powder
Directions
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1Place meat in 3 qrt sauce pan, add water until meat is just covered.
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2Smack garlic with a knife to release flavor add to pot along with onion, salt, oregano and cumin.
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3Bring to boil, skim skum, reduce heat, cover simmer 2 hours.
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4Preheat oven to 350.
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5Drain meat, place in baking dish, sprinkle evenly with season salt and garlic powder.
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6You have a few options here.
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7You can either bake it whole, break into chunks (Dh prefers this) or shred thickly (I prefer) I usually do some chunks and shreds.
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8Bake 30-45 minute You do not want it to get to crispy if you shredded it first. Watch carefully as you do not want it to dry out.
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9While still warm shred with 2 forks if left whole.
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10Serve with warm tortillas and pico de gallo.
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