Experienced cooks from Michoacán, the state in Mexico famous for those delicious carnitas say making them in a copper cauldron is the secret, other experienced cooks say the secret is adding milk, sugar, citrus, seasonings, beer, etc. Bear in mind that Mexico is such a large country with different regionals style of cooking and so are the carnitas.

However, I will tell you my favorite tips for making great carnitas: use fresh garlic, fresh onion and dry bay leaves, (yes that is my trilogy for making carnit...