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Pork Carnitas

Cuisine: Mexican
Type: Meat, Pork, Vegetables
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Southwest guacamole
4   Poblano chiles*
1   Onion, medium - cut in halves
1 lb 454g / 16ozCenter loin roast**
1   Garlic - finely chopped
2 tablespoons 30mlVegetable oil
2 tablespoons 30mlTomato paste
1 tablespoon 15mlRed wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt
1 1/3 cups 83g / 2.9ozItalian plum tomatoes***
  Flour or corn tortillas
  Dairy sour cream

Recipe Instructions

* Chiles should be roasted and peeled

** Roast should be boneless and cut into 2 X 1/4-inch strips.

*** Use 1/2 lb of fresh Italian Plum Tomatoes, finely chopped.

Prepare Southwest Guacamole, set aside. Cut chiles and onion halves lengthwise into 1/4-inch strips. Cook pork, chiles, onion and garlic in oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until pork is no longer pink, about 12 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, vinegar, salt and tomatoes, cook until hot.

Serve with tortillas, Southwest Guacamole and sour cream.

Source:
Chile Pepper Magazine - Oct. 1992

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