Mexican Cola Pork Carnitas {Momma’s Way}
Spicy sweet and perfect for family and friend gathering. Momma's Mexican Cola Pork Carnitas are easy to make and slow-real-cooking good.
- Total Time2 hours 25 minutes
- Yield8 1x
- DietGlutenFreeDiet
Ingredients
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- 3 pounds boneless pork shoulder cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped fine
- 1 cup Mexican Coca-Cola or your favorite cola!
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tablespoons
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 orange sliced across and seeds removed.
- Water
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven or heavy lidded pot (5.5- 6 quarts) place pork, sprinkle with salt, and pepper. Then add one bottle of Mexican cola and freshly squeezed fruit juices.
- Next, add spices including ancho chili powder, onion powder, ground allspice, and chopped garlic.
- Add enough water to put to just cover the pork, turn to high, and bring to a boil. When you reach the boiling point, add the sliced oranges and a bay leaf.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 2 hours, or until pork is fork-tender.
- Remove orange slices and bay leaf.
- Turn heat to medium and cooked until it reduces liquid, most of the pork fat has rendered, and pork has browned.
Notes
Serve with corn tortillas, salsa, chopped onion and cilantro, and fresh lime for squeezing.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Additional Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Meat
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
Find it online: https://mommacan.com/mexican-cola-pork-carnitas-mommas-way/