Family-style pork carnitas

This summer, I went to the lake with my wife and her family. I wanted to make a big dinner for them, so I decided to check out the big cuts the guys over at Black Boar Farm had, and sure enough, they had a 7 lb pork shoulder. This was perfect for making a big pork carnitas dinner. I made some of the usual toppings: cilantro, lime, pickled red onions, jalepenos, and pico de galo. We also had sides of pinto beans, chips and queso.

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Family-style pork carnitas

Course

Dinner

Cuisine

Latin

Servings

Ingredients

Carnitas

• pork shoulder From Black Boar Farm
• Salt and Pepper
• lime

Pinto Beans

• onion diced
• bell pepper diced
• tomatoes diced
• garlic minced
• cumin
• pinto beans canned
• beer I used the Crystal Brett colab from Devil's Backbone and Three Notch'd (its what I was drinking at the time)

Course Dinner Cuisine Latin Servings Ingredients Carnitas pork shoulder From Black Boar Farm Salt and Pepper lime Pinto Beans onion diced bell pepper diced tomatoes diced garlic minced cumin pinto beans canned beer I used the Crystal Brett colab from Devil's Backbone and Three Notch'd (its what I was drinking at the time)

Instructions

Carnitas

1. Preheat the oven to 375. Slice the pork should into 1.5 inch thick slabs. Lay them out in a sinlge layer in a baking dish. Salt and pepper both sides of the slabs. Pour about 1/3 -1/2 (depending on how much pork you have) of water around the pork. Cover the dish tightly with foil and place in the oven for an hour.
2. Raise the temperature of the oven to 450 and take off the foil. Let that cook till all the water is gone and only the fat remains, should take about half an hour. Then roast the meat for another 20-30 minutes, turning the meat every 5-10 minutes, until nice and brown, and crispy on the edges.
3. Remove the pork from the oven and onto a cutting board. Shred the meat into large chucks and place in a serving bowl. Toss the meat with juice from a lime and salt to taste.

Pinto Beans

1. Add a little oil to a pot over medium heat. Add in your onion, garlic, and bell pepper, season with salt and pepper, and saute until soft.
2. Add in beans and tomatoes. Stir to combine. Add in enough beer to get everything nice and wet. Add in some cumin to taste. Bring to a low boil and let simmer for at least 30 minutes.
3. Once everything is cooked down. Smash the beans to thicken the pot. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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