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Carnitas Tacos (Michoacán-Style Braised Pork Tacos)
Ingredients
  • subheading: For the Carnitas:
  • 3 tbsp. lard or vegetable oil
  • 3 lb. skinless bone-in pork shoulder, cut into 3-in. pieces (have your butcher do this)
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 3⁄4 cup whole milk
  • 8 cloves garlic cloves, peeled and smashed with the heel of a knife
  • 6 jalapeño pickling liquid, from above
  • 1⁄3 cup jalapeño pickling liquid, from above
  • 1 large white onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 2⁄3 cup fresh orange juice
  • subheading: For the Salsa:
  • 6 tomatillos, husked and cored
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 plum tomatoes, cored
  • 1 canned or jarred whole pickled jalapeño, stemmed
  • 3 tbsp. jalapeño pickling liquid, from above, plus more for serving
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Warm corn tortillas
  • Coarsely chopped cilantro
  • Thinly sliced radishes
  • Orange wedges
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