Pork Carnitas

Pork Carnitas

Chef Dean Luttrell's Pork Carnitas.

Ingredients

1 pork butt
Salt and Pepper
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp. oregano
1 Adobo pepper in sauce, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
flour tortillas
avocado
lime
cilantro
queso fresco

Directions

Rub pork butt down with salt, pepper. Transfer the pork butt to a cold pan. Begin heating it at medium to allow fat cap to render, 5-6 minutes. Flip butt over and sear other side until lightly browned.

Remove from heat and rub pork with cumin, oregeno, adobo pepper and garlic.

Put pork into a smoker and cook until meat reaches an internal temperature of 205 degrees. 4-6 hours depending on the size of the pork butt.

Shred the pork as it falls apart. Serve with avocado, cilantro, lime, queso fresco and chopped onion.

Here's a simple recipe for chef Dean's tortillas.

 

Chef Dean Luttrell's Pork Carnitas.