Mexican-style pork carnitas recipe
Sue Quinn's Mexican-style pork carnitas see pork shoulder slow-cooked in a deeply-flavoured, chocolate-infused sauce that's richly dark in colour.
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Cooking tools:
- Spice grinder
- Food processor
- Dutch oven
- Skillet
- Baking pan
- Oven
- Stove
- Chef's knife
- Cutting board
- Kitchen shears
- Fine-mesh sieve
- Mixing bowl
- Saucepan
- Aluminum foil
- Fork
- Serving platter
- Pitcher
- Measuring spoon
- Grater
- Spoon
Ingredients
- 2 whole ancho chillies
- 2 whole guajillo chillies
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 tsp fennel seeds
- 2kg boneless pork shoulder, cut into fist-sized chunks, about 8cm / 3¼in
- 2 tbsp flaked sea salt
- 4 tbsp pork fat, lard or dripping (olive oil is fine), plus extra if needed
- 2 large white onions, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tsp hot chilli powder
- 1½ tbsp dried oregano
- 2 medium ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1 Tbsp chipotle chilli flakes or 1 chipotle chilli in adobo sauce
- 2 litres diluted beef stock
- 6 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 30g dark chocolate (100% cocoa solids or as high a percentage as you can find), grated
- Salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- Guacamole, rice or soft bread rolls, chopped tomato salsa, pickled vegetables, to serve
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