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    pork carnita

    WOOD-FIRED OVEN PORK CARNITAS

    5-10 LBS PORK SHOULDER
    1/4 TO 1/2 32 OZ BOTTLE OF GOYA MOJO CRIOLLO OR YOUR OWN BITTTER ORANGE MOJO MARINADE
    1/2 CUP SWEET SOY SAUCE
    WHOLE GARLIC CRUSHED
    LARGE ONION MINCED
    SEVERAL CHIPOLTES IN ADOBO SAUCE (TO TASTE)
    1/4 CUP CHOPPED FRESH CILANTRO
    1 TBSP SEA SALT
    2 TBSP COARSE BLACK PEPPER

    PREPARE THE MARINADE WITH ALL THE INGREDIENTS AND PLACE PORK IN OVERNIGHT. I USUALLY

    PREPARE THIS THE DAY I MAKE THE PIZZAS SO THE OVEN TEMP STARTS AROUND 350 DEGREES THE

    NEXT DAY. IT THEN GOES INTO A LARGE ENAMELED CAST IRON COVERED POT WITH ALL THE

    MARINADE WITH THE OVEN DOOR CLOSED FOR 5-8 HOURS, ROTATING THE MEAT ONCE AN HOUR. THE

    OVEN TEMP IS BEST AROUND 275 DEGREES, SO THE DOOR CAN BE OPENED TO SLOW COOK, ONCE THE

    CONTENTS GETS HOT. TOWARDS THE END I LIKE TO TAKE THE LID OFF TO BROWN THE MEAT AND

    EVAPORATE HALF OF THE LIQUID. IT FALLS APART, SO HANDLE GENTLY. IT IS READY TO EAT, BUT

    IS EVEN BETTER BROILED TO CRISP THE EDGES AFTER IT IS FORKED APART. WE USE IT IN TACOS

    AND REALLY LIKE IT ON PIZZA WITH SWEET CORN AND PEPPERS WITH A BARBEQUE SAUCE. Enjoy!
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    Re: pork carnita

    Ok I used your recipe.....it was a serious hit. I cooked 15lbs of Pork Ball Tips from Costco. Holy cow did it turn out excellent. Here is what we did.

    Marinate in the marinade above. In my case it was overnight. I fired my oven and cooked Pizza on Friday night and the pork was to be done on Saturday.

    I left the door cracked open all night and the next morening the oven was about 300 - I took the door off at 6 am and took the meat out of the fridge.

    At 7:30 the oven was 250 on the floor and 300 up top. After putting in the meet using three pots- Lodge - Le Crueset etc.
    the temp settled at 250....So we were good.

    I took em out at 2:30 and they were perfect. I had a lot of juice left and the meat was readty to shred. Utlizing the juice in the pans from the marinade, it seemed like there was too much in each pot but after shredding and putting it back in before serving, it was perfect.

    The only change I made to the recipe, I went easy on the Goya Chipotle as to not make it too hot. I was able to find Goya Mojo and Goyo Chipotle Mojo. This allowed me to not use canned chipotle and the spice or heat was perfect. I used 2/3 of the bootle of mojo and about a 1/2 cup of the Chipotle Mojo. Spice was good.

    Everyone loved the meat, I had about 30 people over and we made Burritos with a bit of a cuban flair, this pork and Cuban Beans. I then had people make thier burritos and then we put them in the oven and cooked them on the harth. Golden brown etc.

    It was truly epic and an awesome unforgettable Burrito.

    Thanks for the recipe.
    Darin I often cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food... WC Fields Link to my build http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/4...-ca-20497.html My Picasa Pics https://picasaweb.google.com/1121076...eat=directlink

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      Re: pork carnita

      Here is a shot of the meat.
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      Darin I often cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food... WC Fields Link to my build http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/4...-ca-20497.html My Picasa Pics https://picasaweb.google.com/1121076...eat=directlink

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      • #4
        Re: pork carnita

        I am glad you enjoyed the pork! After I take it out of the cooking juices, I like to broil it to get little crispy bits for fajita's etc. The oven does it with the pizza, so that step is not necessary, but it also cooks away the residual lumps of fat when not on pizza. The juices are very good as a pizza sauce when I mix in some adobo or barbeque sauce and reduce it in a sauce pan. Also good for a sauce topping for the pork. Enjoy!

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        • #5
          Re: pork carnita

          Im going to plant a bitter orange just to make the sauce

          Looks and sounds excellent

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            Re: pork carnita

            Goya makes a good Mojo, or you can substitute 1/2 fresh orange and 1/2 fresh lemon. Bitter orange is usually those semi-colored oranges from uncultivated trees, sour!

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              Re: pork carnita

              Finishing the Burrito on the hearth in the oven was the capper....That will be the new method..
              Darin I often cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food... WC Fields Link to my build http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/4...-ca-20497.html My Picasa Pics https://picasaweb.google.com/1121076...eat=directlink

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              • #8
                Re: pork carnita

                It looks gorgeous! Will have to give it a try, how hot is it really, I am British...
                Where can I find logs? I need more!
                Finishing the WFO will come after the barn is completed http://flinthousebarn.co.uk/

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                • #9
                  Re: pork carnita

                  Originally posted by hansvdb View Post
                  Goya makes a good Mojo, or you can substitute 1/2 fresh orange and 1/2 fresh lemon. Bitter orange is usually those semi-colored oranges from uncultivated trees, sour!
                  I used to have one of these but it died in the drought a few years back

                  Citrus myrtifolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
                  It would be good for this and great for marmalade and other stuff too.
                  Its just such a good complex flavour profile that would go great to cut through the fattiness of pork.

                  I never thought of it till this thread but its so obvious.

                  Thanks

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