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Mexican carnitas

by Equipa VtrRecipe · ⏱ 180 min · 👤 6 servings
Mexican carnitas

📷 Jj saezdeo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Translated from Portuguese. See the original

Shredded, crispy pork for tacos.

Ingredients

  • 1.2 kg of pork shoulder in pieces
  • 1 orange
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon of cumin
  • 1 teaspoon of oregano
  • Corn tortillas
  • Coriander
  • Salt
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Method

  1. Put the meat in a pot with the orange, onion, garlic and seasoning
  2. Cover with water and cook for 2 and a half hours
  3. Shred and crisp in the oven or frying pan
  4. Serve in tortillas with coriander

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