Arizona Carnitas With Green Chiles

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8 Servings
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Arizona Carnitas With Green Chiles Ingredients

2 1/2 pounds boneless pork shoulder cut into bite-size pieces*1/2 cup chicken broth
3 tablespoons olive oil Flour tortillas OR corn tortillas
1/2 teaspoon salt Shredded Cheddar cheese
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper Chopped tomato
1 large yellow onion cut into thin slivers Sour cream
1 4-oz. can diced green chiles undrained
2 cloves garlic minced

Instructions for Arizona Carnitas With Green Chiles

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in ovenproof heavy large covered pot over high heat. Add half of the pork cubes; sprinkle with half of the salt and half of the black pepper. Cook pork until starting to brown, stirring often. Remove pork. Repeat with remaining pork cubes, salt and black pepper, adding more oil if necessary. Drain drippings from pot. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same pot over medium heat. Cook onion in hot oil until tender. Stir in undrained chiles and garlic; cook for 2 minutes. Return pork to pot. Add chicken broth. Cover and bake for 1 hour. Serve pork in tortillas topped with Cheddar cheese, tomato and sour cream if desired.

Main Ingredient: PorkCuisine: American

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This was okay - no award winner. I seriously suggest boiling the pork for a few minutes rather than browning and then shredding it. I will trying this next time and if that doesn't improve it, I think this gets removed from my list.

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cleverkt
on Dec 10 2006 1:01AM

Republished with Permission, National Pork Council [I posted this recipe.]

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tyson
on Aug 1 2005 6:22AM