Tacos de Carnitas

Name: Tacos de Carnitas
Prep time: 3 h 45 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 425 grams can pinto beans, drained, rinsed, and warmed; 24 smalls corn tortillas; 4 larges garlic cloves; 473 milliliters coarsely shredded jack cheese; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 3 servings Pico de gallo salsa; 2 kilograms pork butt, cut into large chunks; 946 milliliters About lard

Tacos de Carnitas might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 3. One portion of this dish contains roughly 179g of protein, 73g of fat, and a total of 1864 calories. A mixture of lard, corn tortillas, pico de gallo salsa, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. It is a pricey recipe for fans of Mexican food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Cook pork with 1/4 cup water in a large, wide, heavy pot (stainless steel or enameled iron) over high heat, stirring occasionally, until all liquid has evaporated, 20 to 30 minutes.

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Add lard and reduce heat to low. Move pork chunks as needed to keep them submerged. Cook pork until starting to soften on the edges but still firm in the center, about 1 hour.

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Whirl garlic and salt together in a food processor to make a paste. Stir garlic paste into lard.

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Cook pork until fork tender, about 1 hour more. Lift pork into a strainer set over a bowl. When cool, break into smaller pieces.

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Spoon about 1 tbsp. melted lard into a large frying pan.

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Lay a tortilla in pan, sprinkle evenly with about 1/4 cup cheese, and set another tortilla on top to create a quesadilla. Cook over medium heat, turning once, until cheese has melted, 4 minutes. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

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Fill quesadilla with about 1/2 cup carnitas, beans, and salsa.

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*Find lard (manteca in Spanish) at Latino markets, or order it from a butcher. Freshly rendered tastes best.

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Servings:

425grams

can pinto beans, drained, rinsed, and warmed 24smalls

corn tortillas 4larges

garlic cloves 473milliliters

coarsely shredded jack cheese 2teaspoons

kosher salt 3servings

Pico de gallo salsa 2kilograms

pork butt, cut into large chunks 946milliliters

About lard

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican can be paired with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Sandhi Sanford and Benedict Pinot Noir with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 65 dollars per bottle.