Pork Carnitas
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
3 lb. Pork Shoulder (pork butt, picnic roast) cut into bite-sized pieces3 cups of water (or enough to cover pork in a large frying pan)Lime Juice, 1 lime Pepper, black, 1 tbsp Salt, 1 tsp
Cut pork into bite-sized pieces and place in large skillet or straight-edged frying pan. Add enough water to full cover pieces of pork.
Cook on medium heat until water evaporates (45-60 minutes). Once water is gone, brown meat a little. Add salt & pepper (to taste). Squeeze fresh lime juice over meat.
Serve in tortillas with your choice of toppings.
Serving Size: six 5-oz servings
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SCRAPSANDSASS.
Cook on medium heat until water evaporates (45-60 minutes). Once water is gone, brown meat a little. Add salt & pepper (to taste). Squeeze fresh lime juice over meat.
Serve in tortillas with your choice of toppings.
Serving Size: six 5-oz servings
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SCRAPSANDSASS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 483.3
- Total Fat: 36.3 g
- Cholesterol: 142.0 mg
- Sodium: 496.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 1.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 35.6 g
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