Thread: Best carnitas, ever!

notbob wrote:
> I finally got a chance to do my carnitas recipe and it came out better than
> ever. This time I used 'hot New Mexico chile powder' which I found at the
> incredibly well stocked Safeway in Leadville. This time I let the meat,
> which had baked at 300F for 3.5 hrs in my orange lecruset, cool and I
> drained the juices and fat. I put the fat/juices in the fridge to chill
> overnight. This morning, I scraped off the chilled fat and pulled the pork
> and they both went back into the LC to cook down. I added juice from an
> orange and some fresh ground cumin. Oh joy!

That sounds really good.

Serene

notbob wrote:
> I finally got a chance to do my carnitas recipe and it came out better than
> ever. This time I used 'hot New Mexico chile powder' which I found at the
> incredibly well stocked Safeway in Leadville. This time I let the meat,
> which had baked at 300F for 3.5 hrs in my orange lecruset, cool and I
> drained the juices and fat. I put the fat/juices in the fridge to chill
> overnight. This morning, I scraped off the chilled fat and pulled the pork
> and they both went back into the LC to cook down. I added juice from an
> orange and some fresh ground cumin. Oh joy!

That sounds really good.

Serene

On Jun 19, 6:16*am, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
> Will have soft-shell tacos this evening. *I only wish I could find somegood
> cilantro. *The stuff at our local store looks great, but is all but
> flavorless. *Looks like I'll have to try and grow some.

Maybe you got flat leaf parsley instead of cilantro at the store? I've
done that before by mistake.

Karen

On Jun 19, 6:16*am, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
> Will have soft-shell tacos this evening. *I only wish I could find somegood
> cilantro. *The stuff at our local store looks great, but is all but
> flavorless. *Looks like I'll have to try and grow some.

Maybe you got flat leaf parsley instead of cilantro at the store? I've
done that before by mistake.

Karen

On 2008-06-19, Karen <[email protected]> wrote:

> Maybe you got flat leaf parsley instead of cilantro at the store? I've
> done that before by mistake.

I suspected just that, but each bunch was banded and labeled cilantro. I
think they may have been hydroponically grown. Very moist and full, but
nearly tasteless, as if too much water.

nb

On 2008-06-19, Karen <[email protected]> wrote:

> Maybe you got flat leaf parsley instead of cilantro at the store? I've
> done that before by mistake.

I suspected just that, but each bunch was banded and labeled cilantro. I
think they may have been hydroponically grown. Very moist and full, but
nearly tasteless, as if too much water.

nb

notbob wrote:

> I suspected just that, but each bunch was banded and labeled cilantro. I
> think they may have been hydroponically grown. Very moist and full, but
> nearly tasteless, as if too much water.

Yeah, but did it taste like soap?

--
Blinky T. "does glass flow?" Shark

notbob wrote:

> I suspected just that, but each bunch was banded and labeled cilantro. I
> think they may have been hydroponically grown. Very moist and full, but
> nearly tasteless, as if too much water.

Yeah, but did it taste like soap?

--
Blinky T. "does glass flow?" Shark