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So I decided that I will start to post my meals for the day on my blog. I hope you all enjoy them. They are from a great lady Gina. Thanks to her meals I have been able to loose 30 plus pounds. I always have people asking me what are you having today, what's on the menu. So I opted to make a menu for everyone to be able to take a look on here. And maybe just maybe this will help us all who are trying to watch our eating habits by keeping on track. I hope you all enjoy my food reviews of these wonderful bloggers. :)
This will be my meal for tomorrow.
This will be my meal for tomorrow.
Mexican Slow Cooked Pork Carnitas
Source: www.skinnytaste.com
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Hispanic
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 2.5 lb pork shoulder blade roast lean, all fat removed I used Smithfield
- 6 cloves garlic cut into sliver
- cumin
- dry adobo seasoning (I used Goya)
- garlic powder
- 3/4 cup 99% fat free chicken broth
- 2-3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (to taste)
- 2 bay leaves
Directions
- I know a lot of you share my love for Mexican food, so I think you will agree this is the most amazing pork recipe for the crock pot. Coming home from work and smelling this when you walk in the door is heavenly.
- Browning the pork first is essential so don't skip this step. Pork shoulder is very inexpensive and you can make a few meals out of this. Be sure to buy the boneless pork shoulder blade roast, as it is leaner than the pork shoulder picnic. The prep for this is about 15 minutes the night before. Get it ready and refrigerate it so you simply take it out and plug it in when you get up. Serve this with tortillas, use in burritos, or simply have this with cilantro lime rice. You can make your own Chipotles burrito bowl with lettuce, sour cream, corn salsa, guacamole, or whatever else you usually put in yours!
- Slow Cooked Pork Carnitas (Mexican Pulled Pork)
- Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
- Servings: 8 • Serving Size: 4 oz (1/2 cup) • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 4 pts
- Calories: 176 • Fat: 7.7g • Protein: 25.8 g • Carb: 1.3 g • Fiber: 0.1 g
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- Ingredients:
- Directions:
- Season pork with salt and pepper. In a medium sauté pan on medium-high heat, brown pork on all sides for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Using a sharp knife, insert blade into pork, cutting small holes and insert garlic slivers. Season pork generously with cumin, adobo and garlic powder all over.
- Pour chicken broth in the crockpot, add bay leaves and chipotle peppers. Place pork in crock pot and cover. Cook low for 8 hours. After 8 hours, shred pork using two forks and combine well with the juices that accumalated at the bottom. Remove bay leaves and adjust salt and cumin (you will probably need to add more). Let it cook another 15-30 minutes.
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 176
Calories: 176
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