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Carnitas de Jimmy

Great for tacos
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 3 hours
Rest 30 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 16

Ingredients
  

Rub

  • 3 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp Cumin
  • 2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder

Main Dish

  • 3 lbs Bone-In Pork Butt 2-3 sliced Butt pieces saves prep.
  • 2 Sweet Onions Quartered
  • 5 Dried Guajilio Peppers
  • 2 Oranges Washed & quartered
  • 6 Garlic cloves Smashed once
  • 3 Bay leaves
  • 1 quart Cheerwine

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 300
  • Wash meat, dry with paper towels and coat with rub on all sides.
  • In a large, heavy skillet with 1 tablespoon of oil or bacon grease. Brown the pork on all sides. Drain pork on papeer towels, the move to a deep roasting dish and sprinkle the remaining rub over the meat.
  • Brown the onions in the skillet, then remove to the roasting pan.
  • Deglaze skillet with 1/2 cup water, wine, or cheerwine. Scrape up the bits and pour this into the roasting pan.
  • Add oranges, garlic, and guajillo chilies to the roasting pan.
  • Add enough cheerwine to cover the meat by 1/2. Cover roasting pan with two layers of tight foil.
  • Braise for 3 hours, then let it rest coverd for 30 minutes.
  • Discard aromatics, but reserve the juice by straining it twice, then separating off the fat.
  • Pull the pork into chuncks. At this point the juice and meat can be refridgerated.
  • To serve: Allow pork to get back to room temperattuer, then add it to a heavy skillet splashing it it the juice to steam it. Make tacos or whatever.
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