Members Samnite Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 No, not that kind of dutch oven. We took some friends of ours and our two-year-old camping this weekend, and for the big Saturday night meal, I made carnitas in a dutch oven. Good God almighty. They were pretty much the best thing I've ever eaten. You know, like, ever. And I'm serial. Super serial. Do this: 3 pounds of Boston butt pork roast, cut into cubes. 1/2 cup of orange juice 1/2 cup of lime juice 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp oregano 5 cloves of garlic, crushed Mix together the OJ, lime juice, spices, and garlic. Place cubed pork into a plastic bag and pour the sauce in to marinate for a few hours. Pour everything into a dutch oven once you have your fire set. Pour in just enough water to cover pork. Set oven in coals and pile hot coals on lid. Wait 2 hours. Stoke up your fire, get the coals hot again, then take the lid off the dutch oven and let the hot fire boil off all the water and juice. Serve when the meat browns. What happens is this: while the meat is braising for 2 hours, all the fat in the pork is rendered out of it, and when the liquid is boiling off during the final stage, it's also frying the pork in its own rendered fat, and the campfire smoke also gets in and lightly smokes the meat. Meanwhile, blister corn tortillas in a hot, dry pan. Serve carnitas on tortilla with whatever topping you desire (my wife made a salsa out of mangoes, avocado, lime juice, and cilantro). Trust me. You will never eat anything better than this in your whole damn life. I know, CSB. Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Braising (due to the fact that I don't have a smoker) is my preferred method of slow-cooking. So...yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Smilin' Bob Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samnite Posted April 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 I served it up, and one of our friends just sort of sat there having a porkgasm. She couldn't even form coherent sentences for a few minutes. She was all, "I don't even...what...I...ummm..." It was hilarious. And it was the campfire smoke that put it over the top. I think I'm going to start selling this shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 luv me some carnitas. Only thing I order at specialty burrito places. Well sometime lime grilled chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ComOp Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Need more lard less water for real carnitas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samnite Posted April 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Oh no, my son. There's plenty of lard in there, and by the time you're done, there's no water at all. Believe me, this is where it's at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ComOp Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Oh no, my son. There's plenty of lard in there, and by the time you're done, there's no water at all. Believe me, this is where it's at. You aint my dad, because he makes real carnitas with lard instead of water. {censored}ing water. GTFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 El Mariachi - BAST CARNITAS EVAR!!! Don't even try to argue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samnite Posted April 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 You aint my dad, because he makes real carnitas with lard instead of water.{censored}ing water. GTFO.You have no idea what you're talking about, do you? :poke: You see, you have to braise the pork first in order to have carnitas. Otherwise, you just have tough, fried pork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ComOp Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 You have no idea what you're talking about, do you? :poke: You see, you have to braise the pork first in order to have carnitas. Otherwise, you just have tough, fried pork. You clearly have no {censored}ing clue what you are talking about. Go google traditional {censored}ing carnitas, dick cheese and then come back and tell me some more about your awesome carnitas flavored braised pork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 CARNITAS FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wizard of Ozz Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 I was sure that there was going to be a pic of two fat Mexican chicks under a blanket... with some guy passing gas... this thread does not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samnite Posted April 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 You clearly have no {censored}ing clue what you are talking about. Go google traditional {censored}ing carnitas, dick cheese and then come back and tell me some more about your awesome carnitas flavored braised pork.I did. All of them have some sort of braising liquid included in them, whether it's juice, water, coke(!), or something else. I only found one (which looks pretty good) that slowly deep fries the pork. Face it, slick, most carnitas are made by braising. Yes, even traditional recipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 OH {censored}, SON YOU GONNA LET HIM TALK TO YOU LIKE THAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DEADBYDAWN Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 You clearly have no fucking clue what you are talking about. Go google traditional fucking carnitas, dick cheese and then come back and tell me some more about your awesome carnitas flavored braised pork. Y U MAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhr74 Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 I was sure that there was going to be a pic of two fat Mexican chicks under a blanket... with some guy passing gas... this thread does not deliver. rofl 2 men enter, one man leaves with carnitas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skinny mawkis Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 DAAAAYUUUUUMMMMM SON, OH NO HE DINT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Carnitas = SRS BZNS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Also, I'm generally not a fan of the Dutch people. Yeah. I said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalhobo Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Sorry dude, but everything tastes better when you're sleeping outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isvoid Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Thread delivers, albeit in unanticipated manner. A HCAF first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Go google traditional {censored}ing carnitas with dick cheese and then come back and tell me some more about your awesome carnitas flavored braised pork. Is this a regional dish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Also, I'm generally not a fan of the Dutch people. Yeah. I said it. You sure? 'Cuz you know, you kinda look Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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