Oven Pork Carnitas Tacos
Pork shoulder braised until it falls apart, then crisped and folded into corn tortillas.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 195 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $10.15
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lb pork shoulder (boston butt)
- 12 corn tortillas
- 1 yellow onions
- 1 lb navel oranges
- 6 clove garlic
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 lime
- 1/2 bunch cilantro(optional)
Method
Heat the oven to 300F. Cut the pork into large 2-inch chunks and season with the salt, cumin, and oregano.
Put the pork in a Dutch oven with the quartered onion, smashed garlic, bay leaves, the juice of the oranges, and 1 cup water.
Cover and braise 2.5 to 3 hours, until the pork shreds with no resistance.
Shred the meat with two forks and discard the bay leaves.
Spread the pork on a sheet pan, spoon over some cooking liquid, and broil 5 minutes until the edges crisp.
Serve in warm corn tortillas with lime and cilantro.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £39.19 | £9.80 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Australia | $69.51 | $17.38 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| United States | $40.60 | $10.15 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Canada | $145.44 | $36.36 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Austria | € 42,89 | € 10,72 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $57.15 | $14.29 | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Greece | 32,44 € | 8,11 € | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٣٦٧٫٥٧ ج.م. | ٩١٫٨٩ ج.م. | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Spain | 22,28 € | 5,57 € | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Germany | 29,17 € | 7,29 € | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Mexico | $174.58* | $43.65 | 5 of 10 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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