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Pork Shoulder Carnitas

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  • Author: Erin Jensen
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Tacos
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired

Description

Pork Shoulder Carnitas – made with amazing smoked pork shoulder, these carnitas are easy to throw together and so delicious!


Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Shred pork shoulder (after cook time and rest time) and place on aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Try to spread it out into a single layer.
  3. Bake for 5-10 minutes cook time or until pork starts to crisp up.
  4. Remove from oven and serve in tortillas with corn, avocado, cilantro, bbq sauce and a squeeze of lime juice.
  5. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Corn: you can also grill some corn on the cob and cut off the kernels if you don’t want to use canned corn.
  • Leftovers: this recipe is geared more towards using a batch of Smoked Pork Shoulder leftovers as a way to get another meal out of that amazing recipe!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 taco
  • Calories: 211
  • Sugar: 10.3 g
  • Sodium: 392.3 mg
  • Fat: 8.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 26.2 g
  • Protein: 9.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 19.8 mg