Pork Carnitas Tacos

Pork Carnitas Tacos

Gluten Free

Basic Information

  • Servings: 8
  • Ready in: 45 minutes
  • Preparation time: -
  • Cooking time: -
  • Rating: 76.28
  • Health score: 25.00
  • Weight Watcher points: 11.00

Summary

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 is a budget friendly recipe for fans of Mexican food. This recipe from Foodista requires water, corn tortillas, onion, and limes. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 68%. This score is pretty good. Users who liked this recipe also liked Pork Carnitas Tacos, Pork Carnitas Tacos, and Pork Carnitas Tacos.

Ingredients

  • water
    water7 cups
  • pork butt
    pork butt2 pounds
  • garlic
    garlic4 cloves
  • sea salt and ground pepper
    sea salt and ground pepper8 servings
  • olive oil
    olive oil1 teaspoon
  • orange juice
    orange juice0.5 cup
  • milk
    milk0.5 cup
  • corn tortillas
    corn tortillas24
  • salsa fresca
    salsa fresca8 servings
  • avocado
    avocado1 slices
  • cilantro
    cilantro8 servings
  • onion
    onion8 servings
  • limes
    limes8 servings
Instructions

Step 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.

Step 2

Drain well.

Step 3

When cool enough to handle, shred the meat by hand or with the tines of a fork.

Step 4

Remove and discard any remaining fat.

Step 5

Transfer back to Dutch oven and heat the olive oil.

Step 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.

Step 7

Chop onions and cilantro, and slice avocado and limes.

Step 8

Place each in small individual bowls for serving.

Step 9

Heat tortillas in a dry frying pan and keep warm.

Step 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.

Categories

Cuisines: Mexican

Dish Types: lunch, main course, main dish, dinner

Diets: gluten free

Source Information

Source: foodista.com

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