Low-Fat Carnitas

Dancer^'s Note:

serve with low fat spiced black beans

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Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 6.0

• 4 lbs pork loin, cut in very large pieces
• 1 1/2 quarts chicken broth
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon coriander
• 2 teaspoons oregano, dried
• 4 chipotle chiles, canned or dry
• 2 bay leaves
• to taste water
• to taste salt

Directions:

1. To a 7- to 8-quart pan, add pork, broth, onion, coriander, cumin, oregano, chilies in sauce, sauce, and bay leaves. Add water to cover the pork.
2. Cover the pan and bring to a boil on high heat, then reduce heat and simmer until meat pulls apart easily with a fork, 2 to 3 hours.
3. Strain broth.
4. Cover pork with enough broth to keep moist and use remaining broth for Spiced Black Beans.
5. To bake carnitas, pull pork large shreds and place in a shallow baking dish.
6. Spoon some broth over to keep moist. Broil pork until slightly crisp (watching carefully), turn, moisten if necessary and broil again.
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Reviews

[cookformyloves86]

This is a very delicious recipe. It tastes very authentic to my mexican palet. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

[carolinajewel]

Very good! The pork was cooked perfectly and had a nice subtle flavor. We also used the pork as a filling in burritos. Thanks!

[Chef #524494]

My hubby and I are always looking for great recipes for our favorite mexican foods. This one hit the mark!! It was so tasty and so easy to make. I made no changes to the recipe and I don't think there are any that are needed. Loved it!!!