Pork Carnitas

Summary

Yield
6 Servings
Source

Cooking Light, September 2006

Prep time2 hours

Description

Ingredients

2TablespoonTomato Paste
1TeaspoonSalt
1TeaspoonGround Black Pepper
10CloveGarlic (peeled)
2 1⁄4PoundBoston Butt Pork Roast (trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces)
1CupChicken Broth
1TablespoonLime Juice

Instructions

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.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.
3.Transfer pork mixture to a 13x9-inch baking dish, and cool to room temperature. Cover and chill for 8 hours or overnight.
4.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.