A hearty pulled pork sandwich never fails to satisfy our sweet and smoky BBQ cravings. But when we're looking for a lighter-flavored yet equally filling shredded meat dish, we love cooking up carnitas ...

Read more: 13 Meats People Used To Eat, But Are Now Illegal In The US Translating to "little meats" from Spanish, carnitas call for slow-cooking large cuts such as ham, pork shoulder, or pork butt.

Juan Hormiga, the executive chef of Chicheria Mexican Kitchen in Atlanta, provided the recipe for these pork carnitas.

My visit to West Valley Carnitas wasn't necessarily planned–the restaurant that was originally on my list was unexpectedly ...

Carnitas means "little meats" in Spanish. Traditionally, it's pork shoulder that's slowly simmered with ingredients like orange juice and oregano until it's tender enough to shred. The shredded ...