Carnitas

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs boneless lamb, cut into 2 (with some fat)
• 8 cups water
• 1/4 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lard or 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
• 1/2 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed (no seeds)
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 place the lamb, water, onion, garlic and salt in a large pot or dutch oven. cook, covered, over medium heat for 1-1 1/2 hours or until the lamb is very tender.
• 2 drain the fat. melt the lard in a saucepan. as soon as it bubbles, add the orange juice and the milk, then the lamb.
• 3 cook, uncovered, over medium heat until the meat is browned, 15-20 minutes (the orange juice and milk will cook off, leaving the lamb brown).
• 4 drain the meat immediately and place in a colander to let the excess grease run off.
• 5 serve with hot corn tortillas and salsa, avocado or guacamole. to make the tacos you can add chop onion, cilantro and some drops of freshly squeezed lime juice.