Carnitas

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Made this last night for dinner, we all loved it. We had seen this recently on Diners,Drive-ins and Dives and couldn't wait to try! I did follow the video for the spice recipe, which we modified with ground pasilla pepper, and some additional chilpolte pepper, we like things with some heat! 8 lbs of pork butt was cooked for about 3 hours in a 325 degree oven, it came out great. Strained the liquid and removed most of the fat, and reduced by about half. Used this to warm the meat prior to serving. Very moist, not many leftovers. Will definitely make again!

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Absolutely delicious! Versatile enough for soft tacos or pulled pork sandwiches with bbq sauce. I also used the crock pot til it was fork tender (ridiculously juicy too, and reduced the seasoned salt by about half. Someone commented that in the full episode video (route 66 episode, many other spices were added, that the recipe here is not the true recipe; it appears the seasoned salt here was substituted for all the separate seasonings. It absolutely works. Remember to always read a handful of reviews before trying any recipe online...you skip a lot of "first-time recipe" mistakes that way.

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Fabulous! All the flavor without the lard! Brilliant! As to the other reviewers who had problems w/ the meat drying out....must have been an oven issue. i did reduce the season salt to 3 tbsp....4 just seemed too much...meat was delish and I didn't add all the pan juices as they were very salty

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I was privileged to actually eat at Salsa Brava while on vacation. I ordered the carnitas and it was so delicious. Looking forward to trying the recipe at home.

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Great tasting pork! Would not uncover for the last hour or add more water to pan as following the recipe as written will leave you with a burnt crusty mess. Also no pan drippings to add flavor.

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I have tried this delight at a local Mexican store here in Las Vegas and fell in love with it. I followed the seasoning and technique in the video and the only thing different i did was added some cumin to the spices. The aroma of it cooking is awesome! After 2 hours of cooking i had to try it and i tell you it's DELICIOUS!!!!!! Can't wait for it to be done! Follow the video!!!

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Agree with Robotron27 that the recipe isn't what appears on the video at all. Fortunately, I pulled the $20 worth of pork butt out of the crock pots and was able to salvage it from its salty bath water. John Conley should tell FN to take his name off this recipe, as it isn't what he demonstrated. This has to be the worst recipe I've seen thus far on this website.

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OK here's what I don't get: the recipe on the show, in particular the seasonings used, are not the same as the recipe given here. It's really quite frustrating to watch the show, wonder about the proportions of the ingredients etc, and then find something different here. Can you provide the real recipe? (By the way, on the show they clearly said it was baked for 5 hours, not 3, so which is it?

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First time making carnitas...I modified the recipe by browning the pork in a skillet and then coating the pieces with chili powder and ground cumin, everyone raved about it. I felt the recipe did not call for enough spice and I really like chili and cumin. I also made a sweet cabbage slaw as an accompaniment. I highly recommend with the slight modifications.

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I made this recipe in the summer and did not turn on the oven. I used my slow cooker, put all ingredients in the morning and the meat was ready in the afternoon. LOVED IT!