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Summary
Restaurant carnitas can be intimidating to an average “home cook,” but they need not be! Pressure-cooked carnitas take a lesser cut of meat and turns it into the most delicious savory shredded pork, perfect for rolling up in a homemade, grain-free tortilla!
Ingredients
- 1 (2 lb [907 g]) pastured pork loin
- 1 cup (240 ml) water
- 1 orange, sliced in half
- 1 fresh jalapeño, whole
- 1 large red onion, diced
- 2 tsp (10 g) sea salt
- 1 tsp (2 g) cumin
- 1 tsp (2 g) onion powder
- 1 tsp (2 g) garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp (1 g) dried parsley
- 1 tsp (2 g) paprika
- Handful fresh cilantro
- To serve: Cilantro, diced tomato, onion and jalapeño slices
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 227 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 10 g 15.71%
- Saturated Fat: 3 g 16.2%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 91 mg 30.24%
- Sodium: 1085 mg 45.21%
- Calcium: 23 mg 2.35%
- Potassium: 445 mg 12.7%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 7.29%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 2 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 2.07%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 5.97%
- Vitamin C 0.58%
- Vitamin D 5.67%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat4
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total4 oz-eq