Savory Pork Mexican Carnitas
These Savory Pork Mexican Carnitas are deliciously tender and perfectly flavored. Topped with red onions, sliced avocados, queso fresco, hot sauce and cilantro. Excellent!
Servings: 12
Calories: 696kcal
Ingredients
- 5 lb pork shoulder cut into 2 inch cubes
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 7 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- ¼ cup olive oil or vegetable oil
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 2 bay leaves
- chicken broth or water to cover
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 red onion chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro coarsely chopped
- 4 avocados thinly sliced
- mexican queso fresco crumbled
- 1 lemon
- 1 package corn tortillas or flour tortillas
- hot mexican sauce for topping, optional
Instructions
- Add garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano and olive oil to a chopper or blender. Chop and blend.
- Cut pork into 2 inch pieces.
- Over medium heat add vegetable shortening to a deep pot. Add pork and cook for about 10 minutes.
- Then add chicken broth, red wine vinegar, bay leaves and salt.
- Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano and olive oil mixture from chopper. Cook for 1 ½ hours or until meat is super tender.
- Once pork is done, remove bay leaves.
- Chop cilantro, red onion, crumble queso fresco and slice avocados. Sprinkle some lemon juice over avocado slices so they do not discolorate.
- Warm tortillas a couple at a time in microwave for a few seconds.
- Assemble tortillas with some of the pork.
- Top with onions, avocado slices, cheese and cilantro. You can also sprinkle some lemon juice over carnitas and top with hot sauce if you like. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 696kcal