Carnitas

Name: Carnitas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 20 min
Total time: 3 h 35 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1.5 kg pork shoulder (deboned and cut into bite-size chunks) NB – Ask your butcher to prepare your meat for you and to add a little bit of the fat into the mix; 4 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp Chipotle Paste; 1 tbsp Mexican oregano; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp black peppercorns; 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 oranges (juice); ½ cup of apple cider vinegar; 1 handful of coriander (roughly chopped); Salt and black peppercorns; 1 carrot (finely diced); 2 spring onions (finely chopped); ½ red onion (finely chopped); 1 lime (juice); 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 packet of Soft Tacos; 1 jar of Habanero Mango Salsa; Handful of coriander (roughly chopped); 2-3 limes (cut in wedges); 1.5 kg pork shoulder (deboned and cut into bite-size chunks) NB – Ask your butcher to prepare your meat for you and to add a little bit of the fat into the mix; 4 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp Chipotle Paste; 1 tbsp Mexican oregano; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp black peppercorns; 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 oranges (juice)

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Prep:15minCook:3h 20min

Carnitas are translated as “little meats’ ‘ referring to their bite-size shape. They traditionally come from the state of Michoacán, Mexico, where they’re cooked in big copper casseroles submerged in lard until very tender. Very similar to confit cooking; food that is cooked slowly over a long period of time. The carnitas are then served over warm tortillas with a simple garnish of finely chopped raw onion, coriander and salsa. Our pork carnitas recipe is an easy one to prepare at home, and with much less of the fat, but still every bit as delicious. We wanted to achieve perfectly tender slow cooker pork carnitas but crisped up at the top to resemble the original version. However, it also had to have all of the lovely flavour and spiciness of our Chipotle Paste. This Mexican pork tacos dish is perfect to cook in large quantities in order to feed a big family. You can just place it in the oven and forget about it until dinner time. It’s then served with some simple garnishes: a quick pickle, our delicious Hot Habanero Mango Salsa, some floury Soft Tacos and lime wedges on the side, all ready to be enjoyed by the family! Some Mexican side dishes that would go perfectly with these carnitas tacos are our recipes for Mexican Chipotle Rice, Frijoles, Pico De Gallo and our Homemade Guacamole Recipe.

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