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A delicious lineup of carnitas tacos prepared with Rada Cutlery products.
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Carnitas Tacos

Put some flavor back into your evening dinners with this incredible recipe: Carnitas Tacos with Raspberry Pico de Gallo. Doesn’t that just sound delicious?! Your family will be begging for more. Follow these steps and make sure you have around 3 hours to prepare this treat.

Ingredients

  • Soft corn tortilla
  • Lettuce
  • Raspberry Pico de Gallo*
  • Chipotle Cream*
  • Pork Loin
  • Carnitas Spice Rub*
  • Fresh Cilantro
  • Queso Fresco or any cheese of choice

Instructions

Start by making a pork spice rub. For this you will need:

  • 1.5 Tablespoon coriander
  • 1 Tablespoon cumin
  • 2 Tablespoon Kosher salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • pinch of cinnamon

Ready to rub

  • Make various slits into the pork to fill it with the spice. Make sure all edges are covered for the best flavor.
  • Braise your pork.

Next braise the pork with these ingredients:

  • 2-3 # of center pork loin
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 1 fresh (or dry) bay leaf
  • 2-3 quarts pork broth depending on size of pan (you may use a chicken broth if you can’t find a pork broth)
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • In a saucepan, bring to boil the pork broth with the bay leaf, cinnamon stick and garlic cloves. Set aside.
  • Fill with braise ingredients.
  • In a sautee pan that fits the piece of pork, heat over medium to high heat. Add light oil to the pan and sear the meat turning heat to medium and let brown all the way around, adjusting heat accordingly to get desired browning.
  • Transfer the meat into a roasting pan that fits the piece of meat so that you can pour the broth in and cover 3/4 of the pork, and roast for 2.5-3 hours at 325 degrees uncovered. Afterward, the pork should be pull-apart tender.

Ready to chop

  • While the pork is cooking, make Raspbery Pico de Gallo:
  • 1 large ripe tomato, gutted and diced omitting all seeds
  • 1/4 small red onion, diced into small cubes
  • 1/4 fresh pepper (sweet bell or jalapeno), diced into cubes
  • Juice from 1 lime
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 6-8 fresh raspberries, diced and smashed
  • Few sprigs of cilantro, roughly chopped
  • Raspberry Pico De Gallo completed.

Make chipotle cream.

  • 1/2 C. sour cream
  • 1/4 t. chipotle powder OR 1/4 t. chipotle adobe sauce.
  • Place corn tortillas on a dry skillet which is under a low heat until they are able to bend and not break, then place on a plate.
  • Spread chipotle sauce over tortillas.
  • Spread a little chipotle cream on each taco.
  • Add lettuce and pulled pork.
  • Add chopped lettuce and seasoned pulled pork.
  • Top with pico de gallo, lime, and cilantro.
  • Top with raspberry pico de gallo, fresh cilantro and queso fresco.