Apparently Mexican "week" at our house is not over yet. You're probably wanting some other recipes by now but I couldn't keep this one from you. It was too easy and too good.
Speaking of which, I need your help with recipes. Menu planning and meal prep has been so much more challenging with a baby. I'm so used to shopping like a European - that is, not deciding what I want to eat until the day of and then getting the ingredients that day. But nowadays if I want to go grocery shopping that pretty much counts as my one big outing and the rest of the day is shot for other things.
So, please, leave a comment linking up a recent favorite recipe and I'll try to include it in our rotation. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes!
Crock Pot Carnitas
Adapted from Melissa d'Arabian
3-4 lbs boneless pork shoulder (pork butt)
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1 T dried oregano (Mexican if you have it)
1 T cumin
1 onion, chopped
6-8 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalepeno, sliced in half from step to tip
1 orange, cut in half
1 lime, cut in half
Corn tortillas, pico de gallo, extra limes, sour cream, shredded cabbage, etc., for serving
Rub pork shoulder with salt, pepper, oregano and cumin. Place in bottom of crock pot. Add onion, garlic and jalepeno. Squeeze citrus on top and then dump the rinds into the pot. Cook on high for 4-5 hours. (Low for 6-8 is okay, but not as preferable.) Note that you do not need to add any additional liquid. When meat is tender, let cool slightly then shred with two forks. Sear meat (there should be enough fat in the meat but if you need extra, go ahead and use it) on a cast iron pan and then serve with all the fixin's.
Baby update, for those interested:
- Theo is almost 15 months now
- He is super active, runs around everywhere, and loves to play outside
- He is very vocal, verbal and communicative. He has many words such as baba, mama, ball, light, book, yes, hi, bye; and he signs tons more (please, more, thank you, all done, book, milk, down, rice, diaper, etc.). He babbles and has full-on "conversations" with all of us.
- He loves lights and ceiling fans. Whenever he sees a light, he points and says "light!" Yesterday, it was sunny outside (haha) and he pointed to the sun and said "light!"
- He loves all food, even grown-up things like grapefruit!
- He loves reading books and playing with balls and trucks. In other words, he is all boy.
And only one Random today, 'cause it's so important it needs its own bullet:
- If you need a snort-laugh, you should definitely binge watch Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix. Today.
