flailing in my kitchen v3

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Carnitas tacos

February 26, 2023 3:10 PM

It's been a series of cooking fail after cooking flail, so I had to take a break from trying to clear out everything in my pantry to make something that I knew would turn out well: CARNITAS.

Four carnitas tacos on a plate, with some onions, cilantro, and lime on the side
I get excited just looking at tacos

And oh my god, was it delicious and exactly what I needed. This recipe from Cafe Delites is my absolute favorite carnitas recipe. The only thing I do differently is that I omit the jalapeno and poblano peppers.

Slow cooked pork in a bowl, cut up into large chunks

The same pork, but it's been shredded

And a small portion of that pork, right after it's been taken out of the broiler
It's too bad I can't show you the pork as it's sizzling

I usually just throw everything in the slow cooker, let it cook on Low for 8 hours, then I transfer the meat into a bowl, and I shred it all up. The recipe states that you should broil or pan fry it for better texture, but the meat is already so good as-is. This time I did broil it though, and it was absolutely worth the extra five minutes of cooking. The crisp edges were 👌

I served this on some mini corn tortillas that I lightly fried on the pan with a little bit of water and oil. I topped the tacos with some cilantro lime rice, sweet onions, cilantro, and freshly squeezed lime.

Close-up of a carnitas taco
Can you tell that I double wrapped one of these?

SO GOOD. And SO BEAUTIFUL. So beautiful, that I had to take a whole bunch of pictures and post them here.

My hand holding a carnitas taco

Close-up of three tacos wedged next to each other

I even went back for a fifth taco!

A taco on a plate, with two already squeezed lime wedges in the background
This one was extra lime-y

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