Comments on: Carnitas Recipe – Easy Oven Method

By: Clevelander

Clevelander — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:37:05 +0000

Great receipe…..Best ever!!! As it is

By: Vicki

Vicki — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:27:51 +0000

This recipe is very good, but on the 2nd try I increased salt to 1 tablespoon, added 4-6 cloves of garlic, 1 jalepeno pepper seeded & cut in half versus sliced and substituted 5-6 dried Guajillo chile peppers for Ancho chiles again seeded & cut in half. It was so much better.

By: beatrice

beatrice — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:04:29 +0000

I didn’t have the cumin or the ancho,but I had everything else. It’s currently cooking…3 hrs to go. I’m worried my pan isn’t big enough, and it’ll get too juciy in there :+(

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:50:40 +0000

You do not need to decrease the cooking time. It still takes 4 hours. I used this recipe with 1.5 pounds and reduced the spices and it still worked great.

By: Bryan Leon

Bryan Leon — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:54:34 +0000

i wouldnt trust the recipe at alaskacooks.com because the first step they tell you is to trim the fat! that is the whole point of carnitas and where you get all the flavor! the fat!

By: Babycakes

Babycakes — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:04:23 +0000

Tried your recipe. The kids liked it. I would ditch the cumin, though. It gives it an Indian-type flavor not found in true Mexican carnitas. I added 6-8 crushed garlic cloves, which added a more authentic flavor. Thanks for the recipe

By: JD

JD — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:33:29 +0000

This recipe looks great. I’ve been waiting to find the time to make it. I’m hoping for this weekend. But I don’t need 5 lb of pork. 2.5 lb would be more than enough. Do I decrease the cooking time to 2 hours, or just keep a closer eye on it?

By: John McGovern

John McGovern — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:38:29 +0000

I really really like carnitas. Having lived in Chicago for a few years, delectable carnitas were available at every single corner taqueria for like $1.50; for a small corn tortilla w/ nothing but onions, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime – yum! I will give your recipe a try, but I have had a lot of luck with the carnitas recipe @ alaskacooks.com/2006/06/14/carnitas/

Cheers!