Mexican Carnitas

By AuntieGooper

carnitas is a very famous mexican dish. it consists of braised pork and
can be eaten by itself (and tortillas, a chili sauce) or as the filling in
tamales, tacos and burritos (yuk). the pork is first simmered for a long
time to make it really soft and then braised in the oven to make it
crispy.
since the recipe is very simple and does not involve any chili sauces
everyone likes carnitas. you can add the heat on your own as you eat it.

Ingredients

• 16oz cans of chicken broth
• 4 lb. of boneless pork shoulder
• 1 Tbsp chopped coriander (cilantro)
• 1 Tbsp chopped cumin (comino)
• corn tortillas
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 onion, quartered
• chili sauce, such as pico de gallo, chipotle or whatever you like

Preparation

Step 1

cut the pork meat in chunks and discard big pieces of fat, leave some fat
as
it adds to the flavor.
chop the cilantro and cumin if you need to.
set tall frying pan in mid-high heat.
add the pork, cilantro, cummin, onion and broth.
add water if necessary so that the meat is covered.
bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 3-4 hours or
until
the meat is very soft and pulls apart easily.
remove the meat and place it in a roasting pan, discarding the onion and
broth, brake appart the meat in smaller chunks.
bake for about 20 minutes at 450 degrees, until the meat is brown and
crispy.
heat the tortillas and enjoy, you can serve it with your favorite chili
sauce, chopped onions and cilantro.

tips:
a pressure cooker really helps here. if you like making dishes like this
one
often you should consider the pressure cooker.
it will cut cooking time to half hour..

heating tortillas on a microwave: to heat tortillas you can wrap them in a
kitchen towel and put them inside a container. microwave 15 seconds per
tortilla.