Slow Braised Carnitas

Recipe courtesy Juan-Carlos Cruz

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Cook Time:
4 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 4 hr 0 min
Total:: 4 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

18 ounces lean boneless pork loin, trimmed of all visible fat and roughly chopped
28 ounces red enchilada sauce
14 ounces beef broth
1 Anaheim chile pepper, roughly chopped
1 green bell pepper, roughly chopped
1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, roughly chopped
4 Roma tomatoes, roughly chopped
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
6 whole-wheat pita breads

Directions

Place chopped pork in a slow cooker. Top with enchilada sauce, beef broth, peppers, tomatoes, and about half of the cilantro. Cover pot and simmer on low for 4 hours or until pork is tender.

Scoop 3 ounces of the pork mixture onto each of the 6 pita breads and gently fold over each bread. Garnish with remaining cilantro and serve warm.

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recipe Slow Braised Carnitas
Col Levittown, PA 08-20-2009
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Good, but needs a little bit of work
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe as described and I wasn't too satisfied with it, so I made a few changes that are tailored to my... preferences. It only takes a little bit of work to make this recipe very delicious. Firstly, the sauce needs a little bit of ground black pepper to spice it up some more. I added about a teaspoon of black pepper. Secondly, the sauce needs to be reduced to remove about 50-75% of the liquid. I removed the meat and peppers and brought the liquid to a full boil for about 10-15 minutes to reduce it. While I reduced the liquid I tossed the meat and veggies into a baking pan on a lower rack and broiled it for about 10-15 minutes, stirring it once to try and make both sides a little bit crispy. Though it would probably be even better to just throw the meat and veggies onto a close knit grill tray and grill it for a few minutes. After the meat and veggies are brown and the sauce is reduced I put the meat/veggies back into the sauce and stirred it up. I served it with grilled, slightly crispy naan bread. It turned out great. Read more
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Elizabeth San Jose, CA 01-09-2009
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Tasty but very soupy
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I agree with all the other comments, too much liquid in the recipe. After reading the reviews, I added only 1/2 can of the... beef stock. Since I had used a mild enchilada sauce, I added an extra pepper and an onion. Really good flavor, but more like soup. After it was done, I removed the pork and vegetables and reduced the sauce on the stove top. Added the meat back in, with some salt and pepper, and served with fresh sliced peppers onions. Read more
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jan temecula, CA 08-03-2008
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Delicious!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The meat is very tender. I used two, frozen, whole pork tenderloins. I halved the liquid, keeping the remaining ingredients... in the same amounts. I cooked on low for 8 hours. On completion I removed the meat/ vegetables and poured the liquid into a saucepan to reduce. Once reduced I poured over the meat. The meat shredded beautifully. In the future I will remove the vegetables, but shred the meat in the liquid before reducing. I served with 6" flour tortillas and pico de gallo (recipe - http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_29446,00.html)Read more
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Anonymous 03-25-2008
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Yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I did not have pork, so I used beef bottom roast. Instead of a Aneheim chili, I used a 4 oz. can of diced chili's. Instead of... fresh tomato, I used cand diced tomato. Instead of can inchilada sauce, I used home made. I also let it all slow cook for 8 hours on low. I am sure longer would not have hurt. It was great w/home made pitas and I think tortillas would work too. It is very liquidy and needed a slotted spoon to serve.Read more
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Anonymous 02-25-2008
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yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

a little watery but quite tasty
recipe Slow Braised Carnitas
Anonymous 11-15-2007
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Definately not the Carnitas you were thinking!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Both my husband and I (SoCal natives took one look at this and said "what the..." No, it defiately is not what we think of... when we order carnitas. Yes, too much liquid (if you are thinking "carnitas"). My kids loved the meat sans the liquid and the "green things". I shredded the meat (cut into very large pieces to begin with) and added lettuce/cabbage, cheese and sour cream for the "tacos". I hated to just throw out the liquid...I added some zuccini and meatballs for a quick soup fix. Froze well for leftovers another day! Very, very tastey!!!!Read more