Coca-Cola Carnitas
December 27, 2024
Coca-Cola Carnitas is a popular way to make carnitas. The Coke adds a unique sweet and slightly tangy flavor to the pork. The acidity in the soda helps to tenderize the pork, making it incredibly flavorful and easy to shred and the sugar in the coke helps to caramelize it to help make it crispy. You can use it for tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, or even salads. Serve in warm corn tortillas with toppings like chopped onions, cilantro, salsa, and lime. This recipe uses a slow cooker, which makes it easy.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 8 hrs
- Yields: 12 Servings
Directions
1Rinse and pat dry pork with a paper towel.
2In a 6-quart slow cooker, add pork, salt, pepper, red chili powder, oregano, cumin, onion, garlic, lime juice, orange juice, coke, and bay leaves.
3 Cover and cook on low heat setting for 8-10 hours, or high heat for 5-6 hours (until the meat falls apart).
4Remove pork and shred with two forks (DO NOT DISCARD THE LIQUID!)
TO CRISP IN THE OVEN
1Transfer the pork to a baking sheet lightly sprayed with cooking oil spray (or lined with aluminum foil or parchment paper).
2Pour 1 ladle full (about 1 cup) of the liquid from the slow cooker over the pork to season. Broil for 5-10 minutes on high heat until the meat becomes golden browned and crispy on the edges.
TO CRISP ON STOVE
1Heat about 1 tablespoon of oil in a non stick pan or cast iron skillet over high heat. When pan is hot, add pork in batches of two or three, and sear until just beginning to crisp. Ladle over about ½ cup of left over liquid, and continue cooking until the juices begin to reduce down and the meat is nice and crispy!
2Serve in Tacos, Burritos, or in a salad!
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