Pork Carnitas Tacos
Directions
- 1Season the pork with salt.
- 2In a large pot or dutch oven, melt lard over low heat.
- 3Add the pork, lime, cinnamon, and bay leaf.
- 4Slow cook until the pork is tender.
- 5Shred the pork.
- 6Roast tomatillos with salt in oven.
- 7Chop white onion and jalapenos.
- 8Roast the onions and jalapenos in the oven.
- 9Blend the roasted tomatillos, onions, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, and salt.
- 10Prepare the tortillas by mixing flour, baking powder, salt, water, and oil.
- 11Form the dough into a ball, and then roll out the tortillas.
- 12Cook the tortillas in a pizza oven.
- 13Assemble the tacos with shredded pork, diced white onion, cilantro, and tomatillo salsa. Add lime juice to taste.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp salt
- 2 lbs pork
- 1 cup lard
- 4 lime
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leaf
- 12 tomatillos
- 1 white onion
- 4 jalapenos
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 6 flour tortillas
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp oil
Equipment
large potdutch ovenbaking sheetblenderrolling pinpizza ovenknife
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