Crockpot Pork Carnitas page

[ommmmaggie]

Y'all, I made this recipe for Crockpot Pork Carnitas tonight, and it is fantastic! From the Cheeseslave blog, BTW.

[NicoleP]

Bookmarked. Now I just need to find lard.

[MsWonderWoman]

Oooh I am trying this tomorrow!! I have wet dreams for carnitas **drool**

Glad I've been stockpiling my bacon fat :-P

[lil_earthmomma]

I think you could do it with bacon grease and coconut oil... Mmm!

[Adrianag]

I think you could do it with bacon grease and coconut oil... Mmm!

Or that jar of red palm oil sitting in my cupboard which I can't seem to incorporate into my everyday cooking.

[ommmmaggie]

Yeah, I think any of that would work. I used a 2.5 lb shoulder, and 1 pint of lard did the trick. I was going to make up the difference with coconut oil, but didn't have to! And after it was done I just strained the lard back into a jar to re-use.

[lil_earthmomma]

Yeah, I think any of that would work. I used a 2.5 lb shoulder, and 1 pint of lard did the trick. I was going to make up the difference with coconut oil, but didn't have to! And after it was done I just strained the lard back into a jar to re-use.

I am going to have to visit my butcher about lard... is that where you get yours?

[Acteon]

Bacon grease doesn't appear to have the vitamin D that lard does. From which part is the lard usually made ?

Also what part of the pig is the: carnitas ?

[Digby]

As Bucky said to Rob in a Get Fuzzy cartoon: Give me something that was a pig!!

[lil_earthmomma]

Bacon grease doesn't appear to have the vitamin D that lard does. From which part is the lard usually made ?

Also what part of the pig is the: carnitas ?

The carnitas are usually made from shoulder cuts.