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ntroduction:

Carnitas is a very famous Mexican dish. It consists of braised pork and can be
eaten by itself (and tortillas, a chili sauce) or as the filling in tamales, tacos and
burritos (yuk). The pork is first simmered for a long time to make it really soft and
then braised in the oven to make it crispy. Since the recipe is very simple and
does not involve any chili sauces everyone likes carnitas. You can add the heat
on your own as you eat it.

This recipe serves 2.

Ingredients:

     2 16oz cans of chicken broth 
     4 pounds of boneless pork shoulder 
     1 tbs. chopped coriander (cilantro) 
     1 tbs chopped cummin (comino) 
     Corn Tortillas 
     2 bay leaves 
     1 onion, quartered 
     Chili sauce, such as Pico de gallo, chipotle or whatever you like 

Pre-cooking:

     Cut the pork meat in chunks and discard big pieces of fat, leave some fat
     as it adds to the flavor 
     Call your mother 
     Chop the cilantro and cumin if you need to 

Cooking:

     Set tall frying pan in mid-high heat 
     Add the pork, cilantro, cummin, onion and broth 
     If nescessary, add water so that the meat is covered 
     Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 3-4 hours or until
     the meat is very soft and pulls appart easily 
     Remove the meat and place it in a roasting pan, discarding the onion and
     broth, brake appart the meat in smaller chunks 
     Bake for about 20 minutes at 450 degrees, until the meat is brown and
     crispy 
     Heat the tortillas and enjoy, you can serve it with your favorite chili sauce,
     chopped onions and cilantro 

Tips:

A Pressure Cooker really helps here. If you like making dishes like this
one often you should consider the pressure cooker. It will cut cooking
time to half hour..

Heating tortillas on a microwave: To heat tortillas you can wrap them in a
kitchen towel and put them inside a container. Microwave 15 seconds per tortilla.

