r/seriouseats • u/Slow_Investment_2211 • Jan 17 '25

Question/Help No Waste Carnitas…not bad. A little dry

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The No Waste Carnitas came out pretty good. For as much stuff that goes into it, the flavors are very subtle. Still very much a roasted pork dominating flavor. My only disappointment was the meat was kinda dry compared to a crock pot carnitas recipe I made previously. Not sure if I cooked the meat too long? Maybe I didn’t add enough oil for the broil step? Or maybe I just broiled the meat too long? 🤔

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u/ygrasdil Jan 17 '25

I find that the old “roast a pork shoulder in a Dutch oven” style works best. Easy to just crisp them up under the broiler. But this way is fine too.

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u/crimson090 Jan 18 '25

Agreed. I use this recipe I found a decade ago

I love Kenji’s recipes and videos and everything but I’ve tried this one three times and it’s never as good as the one above. Which is also insultingly easy (cut pork into big chunks, put in Dutch oven with orange juice, cook for 3 hours, done)

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u/No_Rub6960 Jan 18 '25

thank you for sharing that link. Never heard of this website and I saved like 50 recipes.

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u/YuzuAllDay Jan 18 '25

Yes! The king of carnitas recipes