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Name: Emily's Carnitas
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 35 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 pounds pork shoulder or butt trimmed of fat and cut in 2" cubes; 2 cup Water; 1 1/2 cups Orange juice; 1 teaspoon Orange zest; 6 cloves Garlic peeled; 2 teaspoon Sea salt; 1/4 cup Brandy

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INGREDIENTS

4 pounds pork shoulder or butt ; trimmed of fat and cut in 2" cubes
2 cup Water
1 1/2 cups Orange juice
1 teaspoon Orange zest
6 cloves Garlic ; peeled
2 teaspoon Sea salt
1/4 cup Brandy

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INSTRUCTIONS

Bring all ingredients except brandy to a boil in a heavy Dutch oven. Reduce heat and simmer 2 hours covered. Bring to a boil again and add brandy continuing to boil until all liquid is gone. Scrape pan as meat begins to brown and crispen.

NOTES

The hardest part is trimming the pork shoulder.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (369g)
Recipe Makes: 8 Servings

Calories: 41
Calories from Fat: 1 (2%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 0.1g	0 %
	Saturated Fat 0g	0 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 0g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 437.8mg		15 %
Potassium 103.1mg		3 %
Total Carbohydrate 5.6g		2 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.2g	1 %
	Sugars, other 5.5g
Protein 0.5g		1 %
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Calories per serving: 41

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