Pork Carnitas
Total Time: 2 hoursYield: 6 Servings
Source: Cooking Light, September 2006
Category: Pork
Ingredients
2 tablespoons Tomato Paste1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
10 cloves Garlic (peeled)
2 1⁄4 pounds Boston Butt Pork Roast (trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces)
1 cup Chicken Broth
1 tablespoon Lime Juice
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine first 5 ingredients in a large pot; pour broth over pork mixture. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until pork is very tender.
- Transfer pork mixture to a 13x9-inch baking dish, and cool to room temperature. Cover and chill for 8 hours or overnight.
- Skim the solidified fat from surface; discard fat. Let pork stand at room temperature 30 minutes to soften. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook 8 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in juice.