Grew up eating these as a kid.. You can top them with anything!!

This is basically Mexican cornbread using carnitas meat instead of hamburger. Making the carnitas is the only somewhat time-consuming step, which I usually do the day before because I'm old and get tired quicker. But it's really worth the effort and time because this cooking method imparts incredible flavor and tenderness to the pork. If you're questioning the use of lard, or wanting to substitute a different fat (like shortening), do a quick internet search and you'll learn that lard is a lot healthier than previously thought. Use lard.If you don't have picky eaters like I do, you can add some of the garnishes to the cornbread casserole before baking, like the salsa, jalapeños, black olives.

My favorites! All my childhood i grew up eating sopes made with pork and red chile. My grandmother's recipe from Guadalajara, with a few twists of mine. Guaranteed to be a staple in your family dishes once you make it for your family for the first time. Traditionally ive seen it made with carne para desebrar. (Shredded beef) and red chile. But heres my version. I always get asked for the recipe and its requested by my family over and over again

This is way to make traditional carnitas there are many different ways to do it but this is my favorite please try it and hope you like it

I concocted my carnita recipe from a few other recipes. All ingredients can be adjusted to your taste. I usually put it in crockpot but I have been known to put in on the grill as well. Some recipes call for added fat but I feel the pork produces enough on it's own it's not needed.

This is an easy weekday meal that is both inexpensive and quick to make. We like to batch cook our proteins (with some exceptions) on the weekend to make our lives easier with these kinds of recipes.

🌮Homemade, 🇲🇽 Mexican style, 🥘slow cooker tacos

There are other recipes for carnitas, for example slow cooked in chicken broth. I found that the only way to get that authentic Mexican flavor is to use the manteca "lard". Also DO NOT use American style Coca-Cola, it doesn't have the raw sugar the Mexican Coca-Cola has.

My daughter sent me this recipe and it is great. Carnitas is the Mexican version of our pulled pork. This version uses some interesting spices and it cooks in the pork fat. Definitely worth a try. Makes for a great filling in tacos or fajitas but they can also be served with rice or potatoes.