Slow Roasted Pork Carnitas

Ingredients

• Pork shoulder, whole

  Fresh, separable lean and fat, raw

  4 lb or 1.81kg

• Salt

  Table

  2 tbsp or 36g

Directions

1. (source: https://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/slow-roasted-pork-carnitas/)
2. Preheat oven to 375 F.
3. Cut Pork off the bone into slabs and sprinkle liberally with salt on all sides.
4. Add 1/3 cup of water and cover tightly to bake for one hour.
5. Raise the oven temperature to 450 F. Uncover meat and cook until the liquid is completely reduced, about 30 minutes.
6. Now roast, carefully turning the meat every seven or eight minutes until lightly browned. This will take about 20 minutes longer.
7. Break the meat into large pieces and serve on a warm platter, sprinkled with salt.