Family Style Pork Carnitas Taco | Recipes | Roland Foods

Family Style Pork Carnitas Taco | Recipes | Roland Foods

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Slowly cooked to perfection, this recipe combines tender and juicy pork with a blend of aromatic spices.

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Ingredients

  • 4 pounds pork butt, trimmed and cut into 2 in cubes
  • 1/5 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seed
  • 1 onion, peeled and halved
  • 1 lime, squeezed (rinds reserved)
  • 1 orange, squeezed (rinds reserved)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Mexican Oregano
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon Roland® Chipotle Pepper Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Roland® Five Peppercorn Blend
  • 5 cloves
  • 1 tablespoon annatto seeds
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 head of garlic, cut in half lengthwise
  • 1 teaspoon Roland® Soy Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Roland® Hoisin Sauce
  • Roland® Blood Orange Balsamic Glaze , for drizzling (get the Blood Orange Glaze on Amazon )
  • Put the remaining sauce on the stove and reduce for 20-30 minutes until you have 1 cup of liquid remaining. Strain well, return to pot, and adjust salt as needed
  • Using forks, pull the pork apart into smaller bite-sized pieces. Once reduced, add the pork back to the pot and mix to cover with the sauce
  • Transfer to a foil-lined sheet pan and broil until the edges are crisp, about 8 mins rotating halfway. Remove and flip the pork then broil for another 8 minutes until both sides are crispy

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