Mild Pork Carnitas Soft Tacos
Ingredients
- 600 g pork shoulder, diced into 3cm chunks
- 150 ml orange juice
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 3 clove garlic cloves
- 8 small flour tortillas
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 200 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 100 g iceberg lettuce, shredded
Method
- 1
Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the diced pork and brown on all sides for about 5 minutes.
- 2
Crush the garlic cloves and add them to the pan along with the ground cumin, tinned tomatoes and orange juice. Stir well and bring to a gentle simmer.
- 3
Cover the pan and cook over a low heat for 35–40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pork is very tender and the sauce has reduced.
- 4
Use two forks to shred the pork roughly in the pan, then increase the heat for 2–3 minutes to let the edges crisp up slightly.
- 5
Warm the tortillas in a dry pan for 30 seconds each. Fill with the carnitas and top with shredded lettuce before serving.

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