Slow Cooked Carnitas with Homemade Flour Tortillas – The Ranch Table

Slow Cooked Carnitas with Homemade Flour Tortillas – The Ranch Table

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I love slow cooking meat because there is so little work to do. Just put the cut in with all the spices and vegetables and let heat and time work their magic. T

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Ingredients

  • 4 pounds bone-in pork shoulder
  • 24 ounces cane sugar cola (Two 12 ounce bottles)
  • 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 2 medium sweet onions, roughly chopped
  • 2 large poblano peppers, roughly chopped
  • 1 orange, cut into rounds
  • 5 large garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ cinnamon stick
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup hot water
  • ½ cups unsalted butter, room temperature (1 stick)
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 medium white onions, chopped finely (about 1½ cups)
  • 1 large bunch cilantro, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 10 ounces queso fresco, crumbled
  • 3 large avocados, cut into cubes
  • 6 limes, cut into 6 wedges each
  • 6 small radishes, sliced paper thin

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