carnitas

noun

1. (plural-normally, uncountable)A Mexican dish of strips or chunks of pork (or sometimes other meat) which are braised or roasted, especially in their own fat.

   “Carnitas is easy to make, even if you don't have a whole pig to cook.”

   “I was trying to bring supplies across the border to cook a trio of ceviche — marinated raw fish in lime — and duck carnitas with mole coloradito, for the festival’s gala dinner.”

   “Broil […] until the carnitas are crispy to your liking.”

   “[…] he bites into his gordita, filled with so much carnitas, cilantro, radishes, salsa, and cheese, […]”

   “[…] carnitas are eaten in the morning or early afternoon. Carnitas are also popular stuffed into gorditas, round corn flatbreads toasted on a griddle.”