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Originally Posted by KCUnited
Lew, I do carnitas in a dutch oven. I get a pork shoulder, cut the fat cap off and cube the pork. I add the cubed up pork to the dutch oven and add the cut up fat cap allowing them to cook in their own fat. Over time, the fat will reduce down and you can almost see it crystallize on the pork.
If you don't have enough fat, you can go to the butcher in your grocery store and ask them for some pork fat and they'll likely just give it to you.
Carnitas are my favorite food.
EDIT: A lot of carnitas I've had in Mexico will add a can of Coke to the pot, but its not necessary.
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What the reasoning behind cubing the meat?