Arizona Carnitas With Green Chiles

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Cuisine: American   Main Ingredient: Pork

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Ingredients

Servings
Original recipe makes 8
2 1/2 poundsboneless pork shoulder; cut into bite-size pieces*
3 tablespoonsolive oil
1/2 teaspoonSalt
1/8 teaspoonBlack Pepper; ground
1 largeyellow onion; cut into thin slivers
1 4-oz candiced green chiles; undrained
2 clovesGarlic; minced
1/2 cupChicken broth
Flour; tortillas OR corn tortillas
Shredded; Cheddar cheese
tomato; Chopped
Sour; cream
Calories Per Serving: 395
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Arizona Carnitas With Green Chiles Preparation

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.

Notes

Republished with Permission, National Pork Council

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Learn more about the ingredients in this recipe:    boneless pork shoulder  olive oil  Salt  Black Pepper  yellow onion  diced green chiles  Garlic  Chicken broth  Flour  Shredded  tomato  Sour  

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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.
5 years, 5 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 10 hours, 11 minutes ago
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    1. Winter
    2. Summer
    3. Spring
    4. Fall
    5. Bake
    6. Main Dish
    7. American
    8. Pork
    9. Dinner
    10. Spicy (Hot)

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