Family-style pork carnitas
Ingredients
Carnitas
Pinto Beans
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.