Recipe - Carnitas Taco

CARNITAS TACO
2 pound Lard
2 One half pound Pork butt trimmed
And cut into 2" cubes
One half teaspoon Freshly ground black
Pepper
2 teaspoon Salt
SalsaChile de Arbol
(one cup)
recipe follows

In a large saucepan melt lard over moderate heat. Add pork, salt and pepper
and simmer until tender. Cook about an hour, being careful not to crisp the
meat. Remove pork and set aside until cool. Shred the meat by hand or with
tines of a fork. Remove and discard any remaining fat. Transfer to a medium
saucepan, add the Arbol salsa and cook over moderate heat, stirring
frequently. Serve or assemble within a toasted corn tortilla to make taco.
Carnitas can stay refrigerated for up to five days before assembling within
a taco. Formatted by trishexelfrom the Too Hot Tamales TV Show dl'd off
their web page.
Posted to MMRecipes Digest by "Robert Ellis" rpearson@snowcrest.net on
May 16, 1998