La Taqueria Carnitas

Name: La Taqueria Carnitas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 stalks celery (including leaves), rinsed and cut into chunks; 2 dried bay leaves; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 118 milliliters milk; 2 onions (1 lb. total), peeled and quartered; 1 teaspoon About salt; 2 kilograms boned, tied pork shoulder or butt

La Taqueria Carnitas might be a good recipe to expand your side dish repertoire. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 27 calories. A mixture of boned, milk, thyme, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse pork and put in a 6- to 8-quart pan.

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Add onions, celery, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and enough water to cover meat--2 1/2 to 3 1/2 quarts.

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Bring to a boil over high heat; cover, reduce heat, and simmer until meat is very tender when pierced, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. With slotted spoons, transfer pork to a 9- by 13-inch pan; reserve cooking juices. Discard string, and use 2 forks to pull meat into large chunks.

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Pour milk over meat.

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Bake pork in a 325 oven until drippings are browned, about 1 hour, stirring and scraping pan occasionally.

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Meanwhile, pour reserved juices through a strainer into a bowl; discard residue. Skim and discard fat. Return juices to pan. Boil over high heat until reduced to 2 cups, about 45 minutes.

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When pork drippings are browned, add 1 cup of the reduced juices; scrape drippings free and stir meat, breaking into smaller pieces.

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Bake until juices have evaporated and drippings are browned, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Repeat step, using remaining juices, and cook until meat edges are crisp and browned, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt.

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