What can I eat with carnitas?

Table of Contents:

1. What can I eat with carnitas?
2. What can I do with leftover pork juice?
3. What veggies go well with pulled pork?
4. How long can you cure pork?
5. Why do you cure pork?

What can I eat with carnitas?

Carnitas are so versatile, you can fill any burrito, taco, quesadilla OR use them as a topping for Nachos! Include them in a salad like this Chipotle Carnitas Salad! Serve them with the typical onion/cilantro topping typically seen served on Mexican food trucks OR a good Guacamole or Pico De Gallo!

What can I do with leftover pork juice?

Uses for “Liquid Gold” (aka Leftover Braising Juices)

1. Many cooks said they like to simmer root vegetables and boneless chicken thighs in the liquid and then serve it over polenta or rice. ...
2. Use it when making a meat sauce. ...
3. Adding these juices to any soup or stew recipe would intensify flavor, adding a real zip.

What veggies go well with pulled pork?

I like to use soft vegetables, like peppers, onions and aubergines, or sliced thin portions of fennel, sweet potatoes or pumpkin. The most popular vegetable for the barbecue is corn on the cob. Just pop them on the grill and rotate gently every few minutes. The barbecue sweetens the kernels nicely.

How long can you cure pork?

Meat should remain in cure about 2 days per pound for hams and shoulders and about 1 1/2 days per pound for smaller pieces. For example, a 10 lb. ham should cure 20 days; a 20 lb. ham 40 days; a 10 lb.

Why do you cure pork?

Pork has lots of fat and fat takes well to both salting/bringing and smoking. Fattier cuts of meat are preserved, as the questioner notes, for things like beef bacon, corned beef, and pastrami, among others. Just how things are being cured or preserved depends on the item being preserved.