Pork Carnitas

INGREDIENTS:

4lb bnls pork roast, fat trimmed and cut into 2" cubes

2 med orange, juiced & keep the spent halves

2 tbs fresh lime juice (about 1 lime)

1 1/2 tsp salt

3/4 tsp pepper

1 tsp ground cumin
4-6 garlic cloves

1 onion, peeled and halved

1 tsp dried oregano

1.5 C water

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Other items needed: Soft Tortilla Shells, 
Cheese, Lettuce, and other toppings.

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DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a crock pot, including the spent orange halves. Cook on low for about 8 hours (or until meat is easy to pull apart).

2. Use a slotted spoon to remove the meat from the crock pot and place it on a large foil-lined pan. Remove and discard everything from the crockpot except for the cooking liquid.

3. Pour liquid from crock pot into a pot. Place pot over high heat on the stove and boil until thick and syrupy (about 20 minutes). You should have about 1 C of liquid remaining when it is finished.

4. While the liquid is reducing on the stove top, use two forks to pull each cube of pork into three equal sized pieces and then preheat the broiler. Once the liquid has become a syrup, gently fold in the pieces of pork into the pot. Try not to break up the pork any further. Taste and add additional salt and pepper.  

5. Spread the pork back onto the foil lined pan and evenly spread the meat around so there is a single layer of meat. Place the pan on the lower middle rack of the oven and broil until the top of the meat is well browned and edges are slightly crisp, about 5 to 8 minutes. Using a wide metal spatula, flip the pieces of meat and broil the other side until well browned and edges are slightly crisp, 5 to 8 minutes.

6. Serve immediately in a tortilla with all your favorite toppings.

Makes 14-16 servings Serving Size: 4oz Calories 186 Nutrition Facts are for meat only and are based upon 15  4oz servings.

Total Fat 10g     Saturated Fat 4g     Monosat. Fat 0g     Polyunsat. Fat 0g     Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 59mg

Sodium 504mg Potassium 53mg Total Carbohydrate 4g Dietary Fiber 1g Sugars 2g Protein 23g