Carnitas Tacos (Michoacán-Style Braised Pork Tacos)

Name: Carnitas Tacos (Michoacán-Style Braised Pork Tacos)
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 3 tbsp. lard or vegetable oil; 3 lb. skinless bone-in pork shoulder, cut into 3-in. pieces (have your butcher do this); Kosher salt, to taste; 3⁄4 cup whole milk; 8 cloves garlic cloves, peeled and smashed with the heel of a knife; 6 jalapeño pickling liquid, from above; 1⁄3 cup jalapeño pickling liquid, from above; 1 large white onion, coarsely chopped; 1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice; 2⁄3 cup fresh orange juice; 6 tomatillos, husked and cored; 3 cloves garlic; 2 plum tomatoes, cored; 1 canned or jarred whole pickled jalapeño, stemmed; 3 tbsp. jalapeño pickling liquid, from above, plus more for serving; Warm corn tortillas; Coarsely chopped cilantro; Thinly sliced radishes; Orange wedges

Instructions

Carnitas, a Mexican-style pulled pork, gets tangy punch from the addition of spicy pickled jalapeño brine to the cooking liquid. The meat then gets piled high into warm taco shells.

Updated at: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:11:25 GMT