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MDR
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Has anyone made Carnitas on the egg. Not using a dutch oven but indirect like your making pulled pork? If you have a tried & true recipe you'd like to share it would be greatly appreciated Thanks in advance.
Margie
Margie
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Look around lots or great recipes. Check out Beli for one of many.
http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?searchword=carnitas&dtstart=0&dtrange=0&orderby=dtdesc&pagelength=50&returnfirst=0&option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=55&func=search -
MDR,
I have a wonderful recipe for carnitas that I found on the internet last year. While I don't know if it is authentic Michoacan style, I have made it several times and received rave reviews from family and friends. The recipe calls for stove top/oven preparation, but I think it could easily be adapted to the egg -- cooking indirect using the oven temps/directions given. I've made this recipe with both a pork loin and pork tenderloin (which cooks a bit quicker than the loin).
I'm a newbie myself, but plan on trying this on the egg soon in a cast iron dutch oven.
http://mexicofoodandmore.com/meat/pork/carnitas-mexican-pulled-pork-recipe.html
Jeri -
Traditional carnitas are fried in their own rendered fat. That's tough to do without a Dutch oven. You could do puerco pibil which is more of a marinated pulled pork. Give this a try:
Puerco Pibil
You can find the achiote paste in the ethnic food section of bigger grocery stores.
Happy egging,
DaveFood & Fire - The carnivorous ramblings of a gluten-free grill geek.
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