Soft Tacos With Chipotle Carnitas
- Ready In:
- 3hrs
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
-
Carnitas
- 44.37 ml olive oil, divided
- 1360.77 g boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 2.46 ml salt, plus more to taste
- 2.46 ml fresh ground black pepper, plus more to taste
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 6 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 9.85 ml dried oregano
- 4.92 ml ground cumin
- 2 bay leaves
-
Chipotle Sauce
- 0 plum tomato with juice, drained
- 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped, to taste
- 14.79 ml olive oil
- 14.79 ml cider vinegar
- corn tortilla, warmed, for serving
directions
- Carnitas--position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 300°.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a Dutch oven over med-high heat.
- Season the pork with 1/2 teaspoons of salt and pepper.
- In batches, add the pork to the Dutch oven and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pork to a plate, leaving the fat in the Dutch oven.
- Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the Dutch oven and decrease the heat to medium.
- Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and cook until it gives off its fragrance, about 1 minute.
- Pour in 1 cup water and bring to a boil, scraping up the browned bits in the Dutch oven with a wooden spatula.
- Return the pork to the Dutch oven.
- Add the oregano, cumin, and bay leaves, and stir well.
- Cover and bake until the pork is very tender, about 2 hours.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pork to a platter.
- Boil the cooking liquid in the Dutch oven until reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the chipotle sauce.
- Puree the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and chipotles together in a blender.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the puree (it will splatter, so be careful) and bring to a boil.
- Cook, stirring often, until reduced by about half, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the pork and vinegar and cook until the pork is heated through, about 3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot with warm tortillas on the side.
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