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- 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>
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- Carnitas
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- 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
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- ***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.
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