Recipe - Carnitas 1 (Little Meat Cubes)

2 pound Lean pork
Salt and pepper to taste
A dusting of pasilla pepper,
ground

Cut the pork into 1" cubes. Dust with salt, pepper, and pasilla pepper,
and let rest for 1 hour. Place the meat in a shallow baking pan in a 300
degree oven for about 2 hours. Pour or siphon off the fat from time to
time. Drain on paper towels and serve with Salsa Cruda and/or Guacamole.
Makes 25 to 30 carnitas.

Source: "Authentic Mexican Cooking" by Paula Holt and Helene Juarez
Posted to MMRecipes Digest by Harrison littlebear@mindspring.com on Apr
26, 1998