Tacos Carnitas

Directions

1. Get a fire going. This meat is going to cook slow on low heat for multiple hours so have your timber and fuel cut and set to the side.
2. Preparing the Meat: Wash your meat and then cut it down and throw into a pot of boiling water. Add a quartered onion, the bay leaves, cumin, black pepper, garlic and salt. Boil your Ancho and Guajillo chilis and a couple serranos or jalapenos in separate pot.
3. Create your Red Sauce: When the chilis and peppers are soft transfer them to a blender. Strain the garlic most of the onions out of the pot where the pork is cooking and add to the blender. Blend the chilis, peppers, onions and garlic into a liquid and add to the cooking pork.
4. Cooking the Meat: Cook the meat on low until the meat falls apart. On low this can take up to 10 hours but on medium heat, add water as needed, it can be cook in 4-6 hours. When the pork is ready take it out of the pot and set the broth aside. Using forks shred the pork and place into a bowl. Add broth.
5. Serving the Tacos: Cut up the tacos garnishes. Cook shredded meat in the it’s juice for ten minutes and serve on warm tortillas. This taco goes well with a bunch of our salsa recipes. Salsa Verde Fresca, or Salsa Verde Taquera, or Roasted Salsa de Molcajete  .