# Carnitas

- Servings: 4 tacos
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Difficulty: medium
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- whole pork butt, cubed
- salt
- 4 1/2 lbs lard
- 4 whole garlic
- 1 medium onion
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp coarse kosher salt
- 1/2 bottle coca cola
- 2 whole orange

## Instructions

1. Cube the pork butt.
2. Season the pork with salt and let it rest.
3. Heat lard in a pot to 300°F.
4. Add the seasoned pork to the lard and cook at a slow boil.
5. Add garlic and onion to the pot.
6. Dissolve salt in a cup of water and add to the pot along with the Coca-Cola and squeezed orange juice and rinds.
7. Remove the cooked carnitas from the lard.
8. Dice the carnitas and serve on tortillas.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BmrgWjeyy/
- Creator: ArnieTex
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7b6fc180-51f0-4d41-9b15-d65d9662b422
- Extracted: 2026-09-12

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