Dinner for 5

Pork Carnitas

Name: Pork Carnitas
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 1 tbsp lard; 2 lb pork shoulder; 2 organic oranges; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tbsp oregano; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 large yellow onion; 4 cloves garlic

Pork shoulder cooks with orange, onion, garlic, oregano, and cinnamon before reducing until tender and lightly browned.

Typical price

$6.53for 4 servings

$1.63 per serving$6.53 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.

Photo: curiouscuisiniere.com

150 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
5servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Gluten-free Low-carb High-protein Budget Family Dinners

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Pork roast, shoulder or loin$2.49/lb typical	2 lb	$4.98Typical price
Oranges$1.49/lb typical	0.75 lb	$1.12Typical price
Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.12Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.32Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.17

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 tbsp lard
2 lb pork shoulder
2 organic oranges
1 cinnamon stick
1 tbsp oregano
1 tsp salt
1/2 large yellow onion
4 cloves garlic

Steps

Cut the pork shoulder into 2-inch pieces.
Heat the lard in a large heavy pot over medium heat.
Add the pork, water, orange juice, onion, garlic, cinnamon stick, oregano, and salt.
Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Remove the lid and cook for 15 minutes, turning occasionally, until browned and at least 145 F inside.

Swaps

Pork roast, shoulder or loin for Beef chuck roast or stew beefabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with pork roast, shoulder or loin on sale.