Carnitas
I made carnitas for dinner last night. I don’t know why I don’t make it more often – it’s SO yummy and easy to make. I thought I’d share my recipe with ya.
Carnitas
- 1 pork roast
- 1 1/2 quarts chicken stock
- 1 large onion, quartered
- 1 T. coriander
- 1 T. cumin
- 2 t. oregano
- 4 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
- 2 T. sauce from canned chiles
- 2 bay leaves
- Water
- Salt
Cut pork roast in large chunks and place in large pan. Add other ingredients plus enough water to cover pork. Place lid on pan and bring to a boil on high head. Reduce heat and simmer until meat pulls apart easily with a fork (2 to 3 hours.) Remove pork from broth with slotted spoon and place in baking pan. Let stand until cool. Shred pork with two forks. Bake pork, uncovered, in a 450 degree oven until lightly browned and sizzling (about 20 minutes.)
Serve in corn tortillas with fresh lime. Add shredded cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole if desired.
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Laura, also known as LaLaGirl, is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism.
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September 22nd, 2006 at 10:34 am
That sounds soooo good. Come over and make us some!
September 22nd, 2006 at 11:37 am
That sounds so yummy!
It took me a while to read through all your posts. Miss Blogger Momma is back
Give me some of that motivatiopn. LOL
I signedup for that Pay Per Post thing and used your e-mail as referall, lets see if that works for me.
September 23rd, 2006 at 8:11 pm
I am going to try your recipe this week. It looks really, really good.