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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Trim any thick fat from the outside of the pork butt. Cut the meat into 1-inch cubes. Discard any cubes that are pure fat, but don't try to trim all of the fat out of the meat. | 2. Put the pork in a large pot. Add the water the strips of orange zest, garlic, onion, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, bay leaves, oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and cloves. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Skim off any scum that forms on the surface. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours, until the pork is very soft, adding more water if necessary to keep the meat submerged. Season with salt. | 3. Bring to a gentle boil and cook until the water has evaporated about 30 minutes. Cook a little longer to fry the meat slightly. (Note: if you want extra-crispy carnitas, fry approximately 25 minutes.) Watch carefully to prevent burning. | 4. Remove the bay leaves and cinnamon sticks. Put the meat in a fine strainer and push gently with a wooden spoon to remove any excess fat. Discard the fat. | 5. Fold a few tablespoons of carnitas inside each tortilla and top each taco with cilantro, onion and salsa. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
pork butt	4 1/2	lb		1815.6041	0.0	403.9209	10.2
water	6	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
orange zest	7	slices		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	6		minced	26.82	5.9508	1.1448	0.09
onion	1 1/2		diced	96.0	22.416	2.64	0.24
red pepper flake	1 1/2	1/2	crushed	1815.6041	0.0	403.9209	10.2
cinnamon	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
oregano leaf	1 1/2	1/2	crushed	1815.6041	0.0	403.9209	10.2
kosher salt	1 1/2	1/2		1815.6041	0.0	403.9209	10.2
salt				-	-	-	-
clove	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4385	0.344	0.0313	0.0682
corn tortilla	24		warmed	-	-	-	-
cilantro			chopped	-	-	-	-
onion			chopped	96.0	22.416	2.64	0.24
salsa verde				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.