Serve your shredded pork with tortillas – as in tacos; with rice and beans, or top some greens with this pork and its sauce. I have to tell you, these carnitas taste incredible the next day, as the meat has a chance to marinade overnight in all these flavors.
A bit of spice from the chipotle peppers offset with the sweetness of the brown sugar, all balanced by the citrus juices. I am pretty sure this will be your favorite way of preparing pork from now on.
Chipotle and Citrus Pulled Pork – Carnitas
A bit of spice from the chipotle peppers offset with the sweetness of the brown sugar, all balanced by the citrus juices. I am pretty sure this will be your favorite way of preparing pork from now on.
Ingredients
- 5-6 lbs bone in pork butt or shoulder
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 whole yellow onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (about 3-4 medium oranges)
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 3 large limes)
- 1-7oz. can chipotles in adobo
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup water
- Kosher salt, pepper and cumin
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