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Zab's Carnitas

Zabby59
Zabby59 @cook_3019007

Prep time 5 minutes. Cook time 4.5 hours

Zab's Carnitas

Prep time 5 minutes. Cook time 4.5 hours

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Ingredients

  1. 1bone in pork shoulder or butt (4-5 lbs)
  2. 4 cupschicken stock or broth
  3. 1large onion- quartered
  4. 1 tbscoriander seeds
  5. 1 tbscumin seeds
  6. 1 tspdry oregano
  7. 3canned chipotle chilies in adobo sauce (optional)
  8. 2bay leaves
  9. 1 cupbrown sugar

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Place pork, broth, onion, coriander, cumin, oregano, chilies and bay leaves in 5-6 quart pan.

  2. 2

    Add enough water to just cover the meat.

  3. 3

    Cover pan and bring to boil.

  4. 4

    Reduce heat and simmer until meat pulls apart easily with fork (3-4 hours)

  5. 5

    Lift meat out and lightly shred. You can discard the juices.

  6. 6

    Preheat oven to 450

  7. 7

    Place shredded meat in roasting pan

  8. 8

    Sprinkle with brown sugar

  9. 9

    Baked uncovered at 450 until slightly crunchy and sizzling (about 20 minutes)

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