Friday, October 28, 2011

Texas Style Pork Carnitas

3-5 lbs pork sear with 1 tbs olive oil
add to it 1 onion, 1 tbs fresh garlic, 1 tbs cumin, salt and pepper, 1 fresh lime (squeezed) and 1 drop Lime Essential Oil, Cilantro leaves chopped and 1 drop Cilantro Essential oil, 1 orange (sqeezed), 3 bay leaves, oregano (fresh, dried or 1 drop Oregano Essential Oil) 2 cups chicken broth or 2 tsp chicken bullion and 2 cups water.
You can either smoke meat in smoker or use 1-2 tsp liquid smoke in above mixture.
for sweeter pork add some brown sugar.

cook in oven or crock pot for 4-6 hours

serve with tortillas or chips, lettuce, cheese. Carnitas on salad is awesome!

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