Recipe#12527

Title: Carnitas

From: yoly@delphi.com (Yoly Hughson) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Carnitas 
 Date: 4 Aug 1994 19:08:39 -0400 
 Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation 
 Message-ID: <9408010125592.DLITE.yoly@delphi.com> 

2lb boneless pork with some fat, cut into 2" chunks
 8 cups water
 1/4 onion
 2cloves of garlic
 1 tablespoon salt
 1 tablespoon lard
 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice ( no seeds )
 1/2 cup milk
 ***Place the pork, water, onion, garlic and salt in a large pot or Dutch
 oven. Cook, covered, over medium heat for 1-11/2 hours or until the pork is
 very tender. Drain the fat.
 Melt the lard in a saucepan. As soon as it bubbles, add the orange juice and
 the milk, then the pork. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until the meat is
 browned, 15-20 minutes ( the orange juice and milk will cook off, leaving
 the pork brown). Drain the meat immediatly and place ina a colander to let
 the excess grease run off.
 Serve with hot corn tortillas and salsa, avocado or guacamole. To make the
 tacos you can add chop onion, cilantro and some dropes of freshly squeesed
 lime juice.