- prep: 15 min
- cook: 9 hr
- total: 9 hr 15 min
Summary
My family loves pulled pork, this Carnitas recipe is always a hit in our household. It combines the perfect amount of heat with a just a hint of sweet. Scoop it into tacos with all your favourite toppings. Taco night has never been easier.
Ingredients
- 3.5 pounds pork shoulder (also known as pork butt, or blade roast)
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ancho chile pepper
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon coriander
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 8 ounces of Coke (use water if watching your sugar consumption)
- 8 ounces of water
- 2 oranges, halved
- 2 limes, halved
- 3 garlic cloves
- Taco Toppings:
- 1 packages of corn, or flour, tortillas
- 1 to 2 tomatoes, cut into small chunks
- ½ red onion, diced
- ½ bunch of green onions, diced
- Avocado, sliced thinly
- Fresh cilantro, to taste
- Optional:
- Salsa
- Lettuce
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 707 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 37 g 57.31%
- Saturated Fat: 12 g 61.68%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 152 mg 50.65%
- Sodium: 486 mg 20.26%
- Calcium: 93 mg 9.29%
- Potassium: 996 mg 28.45%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 13.82%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 55 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 5 g 21.53%
- Sugar: 45 g
- Protein: 45 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 3 g
- Vitamin A 22.73%
- Vitamin C 79.34%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * 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 - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs3
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat6
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit1 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total6 oz-eq