Recipe

Carnitas Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Jrt_mom / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago Enter any Mexican taqueria and you'll find carnitas on the menu, usually pork butt (the shoulder roast) braised first, pulled apart, and then roasted on high heat to caramelize. One of my favorite mexican dishes courtesy of Elise of Simply recipes. Prep:180m Cook:20m Servings:8	Jrt_mom
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Ingredients

4 pounds boned pork shoulder, cut into large cubes (remove fat)

1 quart beef broth

2 cups chunky tomato salsa either prepared or homemade

Water

Salt

2 cups fresh tomato salsa (pico de gallo)

16-24 corn tortillas

Directions

In a large, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, combine pork, broth, and salsa. Add enough water to completely cover the meat.

Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 3 to 4 hours (or longer) until meat pulls apart easily. Add salt to taste if needed.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove meat from liquid in pot (discard the liquid) and spread the meat out in a roasting pan.

Break the meat into small chunks.

Roast meat for 15 to 20 minutes until brown and crispy.

Heat the tortillas one-by-one either in a microwave or on a hot skillet.

To heat them in a microwave, place a paper towel on the floor of the microwave. Lay one or two tortillas on the paper towel and microwave on high heat for 10-20 seconds per tortilla (keep warm tortillas wrapped in a clean cloth towel for serving)

Serve carnitas on tortillas with fresh tomato salsa and optional chili con carne.

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Comments

turtle66 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Mmmm..

mamalou 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Delicious!

fizzle3nat 11 months, 1 week ago said:
We have a lot of Mexican restaurants in my neck of the woods, and carnitas are one of my favorites! Now I can make them at home! Thanks for sharing. - Natalie

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