Chipotle's Carnitas (Copycat recipe)
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
4 hrs 10 mins
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Total Time
4 hrs 20 mins
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Servings
12
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican
Chipotle's Carnitas (Copycat recipe)
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Ingredients
- 2-3 tsp olive oil
- 3 ½ lb pork shoulder fat cap trimmed to 1/8th inch
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- ½ cup water
- 2 tsp whole juniper berries
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 large sprig of fresh thyme
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees.
- Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- Season the entire pork shoulder well with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Place the fat side down in the HOT Dutch oven and sear for 2 minutes, or until golden brown; repeat on all sides of the pork shoulder until completely seared.
- Remove the Dutch oven from the heat.
- Add the water, juniper berries, bay leaves, and fresh thyme sprig.
- Cover with a lid and place into the oven to cook for four hours, carefully turning the pork shoulder over halfway through cooking.
- Remove from the oven. Remove the bone, fat, juniper berries, bay leaves, and thyme sprig. Shred pork with a fork. Serve as is, if desired.
- For crispy edges, transfer the shredded pork and juices to a rimmed baking sheet and broil, watching carefully, until the edges become crispy. Serve. Enjoy.
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