Ingredients
Scale
- 13 ounces pork lard
- 2.6 pounds pork butt, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 1 cup Coca-Cola, room temperature
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 orange, sliced in quarters
Instructions
- Melt lard in a 6-quart Dutch oven (or heavy bottom pot) over medium heat. Add pork and fry until brown spots begin to form. Add garlic and bay leaves. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 1 hour, turning the pork pieces every 10 minutes to cook evenly.
- Combine water and salt in a small bowl. Stir until salt dissolves. Set aside.
- Add Coca-Cola, orange juice and orange to the pot. Stir in water/salt mixture. Cover. Cook for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.
- Remove carnitas from Dutch oven. Shred with two forks. Serve.