Arizona Carnitas With Green Chiles
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TOTAL PREP TIME
90 minutes
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DIFFICULTY
Easy
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pound boneless blade pork roast cut into bite-size pieces
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 large yellow onion cut into thin slivers
- 1 4-oz can diced green chiles undrained
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- flour tortillas OR corn tortillas
- Cheddar cheese shredded
- tomato chopped
Nutrition Facts
- Calories: 598 calories
- Protein: 41 grams
- Fat: 33 grams
- Sodium: 741 milligrams
- Cholesterol: 120 milligrams
- Saturated Fat: 15 grams
- Carbohydrates: 32 grams
- Fiber: 2 grams
Cooking Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in ovenproof heavy large covered pot over high heat. Add half of the pork cubes; sprinkle with half of the salt and half of the black pepper. Cook pork until starting to brown, stirring often. Remove pork. Repeat with remaining pork cubes, salt and black pepper, adding more oil if necessary. Drain drippings from pot. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same pot over medium heat. Cook onion in hot oil until tender. Stir in undrained chiles and garlic; cook for 2 minutes. Return pork to pot. Add chicken broth. Cover and bake for 1 hour. Serve pork in tortillas topped with Cheddar cheese, tomato and sour cream if desired.
Serves 8 to 10
* This recipe is perfect for pork shoulder, but any economical cut will work well.
