Carnitas with a Spicy Chili Sauce

  1. For the carnitas:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Combine all ingredients in a Dutch oven.
  4. Add water until it almost covers the top of the meat.
  5. Bring to a boil then remove from heat, cover, and place in the oven.
  6. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until pork is cooked through and tender.
  7. Raise oven temperature to 450 degrees F and bake, uncovered, for another 30 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven, and shred.
  9. For the spicy chili sauce:
  10. Place chilis in a small sauce pan with the water.
  11. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer, allowing to cook for about half an hour.
  12. Let the mixture cool a bit then remove stems, cut into smaller pieces, and blend into a thick sauce.
  13. In a frying pan, add guajillo chili paste, tomato paste, and carnitas stock.
  14. Reduce on high heat until thick.
  15. Add carnitas and reduce further until sauce becomes like a coating on the carnitas (about 5 minutes).
  16. Serve carnitas with the sauce.

onion, garlic, citrusy, oregano, bay leaves, coriander seeds, salt, peppercorns, chiles, water, carnitas stock

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/carnitas-with-a-spicy-chili-sauce/ (may not work)

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