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pork carnitas

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Mandy Holmes
Reno, NV

After removing from the oven I like to shred the meat and mix it with homemade beans and Spanish rice to make a burrito filling but would also make a good taco filling on it's own This recipe is off the Farmland Carnitas meat pkg.

(1 rating)
yield 8 -10
prep time 15 Min
cook time 2 Hr

Ingredients For pork carnitas

  • 2 tsp
    ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 2 tsp
    onion powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground mexican oregano
  • 1/2 tsp
    dried cilantro leaves
  • 1/4 tsp
    cumin
  • 3 lb
    pork picnic shoulder meat

How To Make pork carnitas

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine all seasonings in small bowl; mix well.
  • 2
    Place meat in 13x9 baking dish and sprinkle meat with seasoning mix on and coat thoroughly
  • 3
    Cover pan tightly with foil. Bake for 1 1/2 -2 hrs or until very tender. Remove foil and bake an additional 15-20 min until meat is crisp on outside. Shred or slice meat to your liking

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