# Pork Carnitas Tacos

This recipe shows how to make delicious pork carnitas tacos with homemade tortillas and salsa.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- large pot
- dutch oven
- baking sheet
- blender
- rolling pin
- pizza oven
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MNZ_mGAyDLY
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/94104f1c-bf33-47a6-8aff-adfceef7e28e
- Extracted: 2025-01-06

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