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Fire Roasted Carnitas with Cilantro Lime
Mexican comfort: deep cilantro lime flavor and tender carnitas, with a fast finish you will make on repeat.
1hTotal time
30 minPrep
5Servings
EasyLevel
4.9Rating
Recipes / Mexican / Fire Roasted Carnitas with Cilantro Lime
Method
How to make it
- Pat the carnitas dry and season well with salt, pepper, and a little of the spice mix.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high and caramelize the carnitas until deeply colored.
- Add the aromatics with the red onion and jalapeno; cook until fragrant and just tender.
- Build the cilantro lime sauce in the pan and simmer until it clings to everything.
- Fold it back together, taste for salt, and finish with the fresh herbs.
- Serve hot over warm tortillas.
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