No Coke. Pepsi!
Kidding. I don’t add any soda of any kind.
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Never heard of adding coke - mostly just lard, citrus, a STOG, oregano… and I’m no help re: freezable bc our leftovers barely make it past 2 days 
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Is that a Sheet Ton Of Garlic? or something else?
BTW… I don’t have access to quality lard so am hoping a long, slow roast, leaving as much fat on the shoulder as possible will turn out ok.
A sh!t ton of >insert ingredient 
It’s become a bit of a shorthand among my cooking friends and, at this point almost public domain, given its widespread usage over on the WFD threads.
That’s a bummer about the lard. I was able to procure a large tub at my local supermarket, which lasts forever. Not worth ordering online if you make carnitas often?
Might make sense to combine this with your other carnitas thread?
https://43yxyx.com/t/best-carnitas-without-lard/32596%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
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What was the brand? And was it hydrogenated or preservative laden? Everything at the local Safeway is both!
Feel free to move it there. I gave up over a year ago and am wanting to try again with a more substantial slab of pork for a much longer braise.
Dunno… but they do have it at the local market.
Of course you could use duck fat but I think that’s a bit of a waste when lard provides the quintessential flavor. If you use fatty enough shoulder, there should be enough fat for the batch. I use a combo of shoulder and pork belly. Works a charm. We usually shred an initial portion to eat as rillettes and package/freeze the rest for later carnitas meals.
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How do you cook it?
Cut meats into 1-2" cubes. Include ALL FAT. Place in Dutch oven. Cover with water. Add a finely chopped onion and handful of peeled garlic. Cover and place in 275F oven. Let bake for 4-5 house until water is boiled away and meat is falling apart. (Include fat in rilletes; somewhat drain for carnitas but keep the rendered lard to moisten, or season other food.
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Thanks… ratio of shoulder to belly?
Pure lard.
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Roughly 25% fat to total weight. In combo.
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Hi @ScottinPollock @Saregama, both threads are in one place now.
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