Dinner for 8

Pork Carnitas Tacos

Name: Pork Carnitas Tacos
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 lb boneless pork butt; to taste kosher salt and ground black pepper (optional); 3 1/2 tb extra virgin olive oil (optional); 1 lager beer; 1 cup orange juice; 1 cup pineapple juice; 1/2 cup beef stock; 1/4 cup fresh lime juice; 1 whole yellow onion; 3 cloves garlic; 2 whole dry bay leaves; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 1/2 tsp ground black pepper; 3/4 tsp chili powder; 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple; 1 whole jalapeno; 1/4 whole red onion; 1/4 cup cilantro leaves; 1 whole scallions; 1 tsp honey; 1 tsp dark rum (optional); optional for serving tacos: tortillas

$8.36for 4180 minServes 8

Pork butt braises with citrus, beer, spices, onion, and garlic, then crisps before being topped with pineapple salsa.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pork roast, 3 lb$2.49/lb typical	3 lb	$7.47Typical price
	Juice, 19 oz$0.04/oz typical	19 oz	$0.75Typical price
	Broth, 4.25 oz$0.07/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.29Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
	Pineapple and mango, 0.5$3.49 each typical	0.5	$1.80Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Red onions, 0.25 lb$1.49/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.37Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
	Green onions, a little$1.19 each typical	a little	$0.17Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$16.72

Swaps

Swap pork roast for beef chuck roastabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilWine, beer and spiritsSalt and pepperDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Honey or maple syrup

Not included in the cost.

180 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
8servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Mexican Dairy-free High-protein Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$2.09 per serving$8.36 for 4

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Ingredients

3 lb boneless pork butt
to taste kosher salt and ground black pepper (optional)
3 1/2 tb extra virgin olive oil (optional)
1 lager beer
1 cup orange juice
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup beef stock
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 whole yellow onion
3 cloves garlic
2 whole dry bay leaves
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
3/4 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple
1 whole jalapeno
1/4 whole red onion
1/4 cup cilantro leaves
1 whole scallions
1 tsp honey
1 tsp dark rum (optional)
optional for serving tacos: tortillas

Steps

Heat the oven to 325 F and season the pork with salt and black pepper.
Brown the pork in oil in a large Dutch oven for 8 minutes.
Add the beer, orange juice, pineapple juice, beef stock, lime juice, onion, garlic, bay leaves, cumin, oregano, black pepper, and chili powder.
Cover the Dutch oven and bake for 2 hours 15 minutes, until the pork is tender and reaches 145 F.
Shred the pork, return it to the juices, and roast uncovered for 20 minutes.
Mix the pineapple, jalapeno, red onion, cilantro, scallion, honey, and rum into a salsa, then spoon it over the pork in tortillas.

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