🏷️ Category: lunch
🌍 Cuisine: Mexican
⭐ Difficulty: Medium
⏱️ Time: 45 min
📝 Introduction
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Pork Carnitas Tacos a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 405 calories, 28g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8 and costs $1.41 per serving. 3 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It
🥘 Ingredients
• water7 cups
• pork butt2 pounds
• garlic4 cloves
• sea salt and ground pepper8 servings
• olive oil1 teaspoon
• orange juice0.5 cup
• milk0.5 cup
• corn tortillas24
• salsa fresca8 servings
• avocado1 slices
• cilantro8 servings
• onion8 servings
• limes8 servings
👨🍳 Cooking Steps
1
In a large Dutch oven add the pork, garlic, salt and pepper, and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer over medium low for 45 minutes to one hour.
2
Drain well.
3
When cool enough to handle, shred the meat by hand or with the tines of a fork.
4
Remove and discard any remaining fat.
5
Transfer back to Dutch oven and heat the olive oil.
6
Add the orange juice and milk and cook until liquid has evaporated and pork has browned; stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
7
Chop onions and cilantro, and slice avocado and limes.
8
Place each in small individual bowls for serving.
9
Heat tortillas in a dry frying pan and keep warm.
10
For each taco, stack 2 tortillas and layer with warm carnitas, chopped cilantro, onion and avocado slices and give it a good squeeze of lemon juice.
