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ARIZONA CARNITAS WITH GREEN CHILES



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Make and share this Arizona Carnitas With Green Chiles recipe from Food.com.

Provided by RichFoods

Categories     Pork

Time 1h20m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/2 lbs boneless pork shoulder, cubed
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, undrained
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup chicken broth

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350.
  • In a large ovenproof pan, heat 2 Tbsp of oil ove high heat. Add 1/2 the pork, salt, and pepper. Cook pork until it begins to brown, stirring often. Remove from heat; place in a bowl, cover to keep warm.
  • Repeat with remaining oil, pork, salt and pepper.
  • Cook onions in pan drippings until tender.
  • Add chiles and garlic. Cook 2 minutes.
  • Return pork to pan, add chicken broth, stir to combine.
  • Cover pan and place in oven; bake 1 hour.
  • Serve with warm tortillas.
  • Optional toppings: Cheddar cheese, sour cream, tomatoes; guacamole.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 420.6, Fat 33.9, SaturatedFat 10.7, Cholesterol 100.7, Sodium 290.5, Carbohydrate 3.5, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.6, Protein 24.5

PORK CARNITAS WITH GREEN CHILES



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Make and share this Pork Carnitas With Green Chiles recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Brenda.

Categories     Pork

Time 1h30m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 1/2 lbs boneless pork shoulder, cut into bite-size pieces
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 large yellow onion, cut into thin slivers
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies, undrained
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup chicken broth
flour tortillas or corn tortilla
shredded cheddar cheese
chopped tomato
sour cream

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in an ovenproof, heavy, large covered pot over high heat.(If you don't have a large pot that goes from stovetop to oven, simply prepare on stovetop, and then transfer to a covered casserole before baking).
  • Add half of the pork cubes; sprinkle with half of the salt and half of the black pepper. Cook pork until starting to brown, stirring often. Remove pork.
  • Repeat with remaining pork cubes, salt and black pepper, adding more oil if necessary.
  • Drain drippings from pot.
  • Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same pot over medium heat. Cook onion in hot oil until tender.
  • Stir in undrained chiles and garlic; cook for 2 minutes.
  • Return pork to pot. Add chicken broth.
  • Cover and put in oven to bake for 1 hour.
  • Serve pork in tortillas topped with Cheddar cheese, tomato and sour cream if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 418.2, Fat 33.8, SaturatedFat 10.7, Cholesterol 100.7, Sodium 457.9, Carbohydrate 3, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.3, Protein 24.3

ARIZONA CARNITAS WITH GREEN CHILES



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Spice up meal times with this traditional and popular Southwestern dish. Shoulder meat is best cooked for longer period of time to make tender. Set the table so that everyone can create their own tortilla-filled meal.

Provided by Allrecipes Member

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 ½ pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into bite-size pieces*
3 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 large yellow onion, cut into thin slivers
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles, undrained
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup chicken broth
8 each Flour tortillas OR corn tortillas
1 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese
1 Chopped tomato
½ cup Sour cream

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in ovenproof heavy large covered pot over high heat. Add half of the pork cubes; sprinkle with half of the salt and half of the black pepper. Cook pork until starting to brown, stirring often. Remove pork. Repeat with remaining pork cubes, salt and black pepper, adding more oil if necessary. Drain drippings from pot.
  • Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same pot over medium heat. Cook onion in hot oil until tender. Stir in undrained chiles and garlic; cook for 2 minutes. Return pork to pot. Add chicken broth.
  • Cover and bake for 1 hour. Serve pork in tortillas topped with Cheddar cheese, tomato and sour cream if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 487.2 calories, Carbohydrate 31.4 g, Cholesterol 77 mg, Fat 29.6 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 23.2 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 683.1 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

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