Beef / Pork

Anita's Braised Carnitas Dinner Fiesta is for Dinner.

Anita's Braised Carnitas Dinner Fiesta takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Anita's Braised Carnitas Dinner Fiesta takes 300 minutes to cook.

Anita's Braised Carnitas Dinner Fiesta makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Anita's Braised Carnitas Dinner Fiesta are:

2.5 lb trimmed pork shoulder
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp adobo powder
2 cups water
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4 anaheim chiles roasted and skinned
1/2 red pepper finely diced
1/2 large sweet onion finely chopped
2 cloves fresh grated garlic
2 limes
1 bun fresh cilantro
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18 corn tortillas

Here is how you make Anita's Braised Carnitas Dinner Fiesta:

roast anaheim chilis in hot grill or 450 degree oven reserve in bowl tightly covered with plastic wrap. let steam for 5 min then skin and finely dice.chop onion finely****Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in stock pot. add 1/4 or chopped onion stir and add pork shoulder add chili powder and adobo powder sear and blacken pork in spices. Add diced anaheim chili and 2 cups water and cover. Simmer on low heat for 5-6 hr. remove pork from pot separating meat with a fork. chop roughly. continue to simmer liquid add agave nectar and reduce liquid to 1/4th volume. place pork and simmering liquid in serving bowl.****chop cilantro finely, place cilantro and remaining onion in serving bowl mix with finely diced red pepper and the juice of 1 lime. cut remaining lime into wedges. Steam corn tortillas. serve each taco layered with pork, onion and cilantro and a lime wedge. Enjoy.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RIVERSTONEANNIE.

The nutritional information for Anita's Braised Carnitas Dinner Fiesta is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 403.0

• Total Fat: 13.1 g
• Cholesterol: 89.6 mg
• Sodium: 283.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
• Protein: 37.3 g

Anita's Braised Carnitas Dinner Fiesta is Mexican cuisine.