Carnitas Recipe

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Carnitas
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Directions:

  1. Place pork roast in 9 x 14 pan.
  2. Rub garlic into the roast.
  3. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  4. Cover with salsa verde and onions.
  5. Loosely cover the pan with aluminum foil.
  6. Bake at 300 degrees for four and a half hours, or until fork tender.
  7. Remove roast from oven. Cool until you can touch the meat comfortably.
  8. Remove from pan and place on cutting board.
  9. Skim fat off pan juices.
  10. Using two forks, shred the pork.
  11. Remove fat from meat. When all meat is shredded, return it to the pan and mix the pan juices thoroughly into the pork.
  12. Return to oven.
  13. Cook, uncovered for 30 minutes or until pork is crispy on top. Remove from oven.
  14. Turn pork.
  15. Return to oven and cook another 20 minutes, until pork is crispy on top and there is almost no liquid left in the pan.
  16. Can be eaten by itself or with tortillas, guacamole and salsa
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 611.94 Kcal (2562 kJ)
Calories from fat 127.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.13g 22%
Cholesterol 299.38mg 100%
Sodium 1903.26mg 79%
Potassium 1943.93mg 41%
Total Carbs 6.92g 2%
Sugars 3.13g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1.82g 7%
Protein 100.8g 202%
Vitamin C 8.5mg 14%
Iron 5.1mg 29%
Calcium 43.1mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 113.78 Kcal (476 kJ)
Calories from fat 23.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.63g 22%
Cholesterol 55.66mg 100%
Sodium 353.87mg 79%
Potassium 361.43mg 41%
Total Carbs 1.29g 2%
Sugars 0.58g 13%
Dietary Fiber 0.34g 7%
Protein 18.74g 202%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 14%
Iron 1mg 29%
Calcium 8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.1
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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