Carnitas Taco Kit

Milk (crema and queso packaged separately)

1. Carnitas
2. Tacos
3. Beans
4. Slaw Dressing
5. Salsa Verde
6. Chipotle Pineapple Salsa
7. Crema
8. Queso
9. Pickled Onions

Slaw - 1/2 green cabbage, 1 carrot.  Add 1/2 cucumber or (best) 1 choyote, 1 jalapeno and/or 1/2 bunch of cilantro for more deliciousness.

For optional garnish - 1 lime, 1/4 white onion diced, cilantro

KEEP FROZEN. Thaw everything else in a bowl of cold water for 10 min. Open immediately, refrigerate and use within 48 hours of thawing. 

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

CARNITAS:  Heat a frying pan on medium-high, add carnitas thawed or still frozen and fry until crispy, stirring regularly (3-6 minutes).   

SLAW: Thinly slice or shred ½ cabbage. If using, thinly slice the jalapeno and/or peel and thinly slice the carrot and/or choyote.  Toss with the dressing.  For best results, let set for at least 30 minutes.  Slaw gets better after a day in the fridge to pickle.

BEANS:  Heat the beans in their bag in a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes, OR place the beans in a pan on medium-high heat until hot through, OR heat in the microwave.  Top with queso.

TORTILLAS:  Keep in bag and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, OR fry in a oiled frying pan for 15 seconds per side, OR heat in a toaster oven on high for 1-2 minutes.

Alternative Recipes and Left Overs - Make it a bowl. Add cooked brown rice (not included) and the beans to a bowl. Top with the carnitas, slaw, one or both salsas, crema and queso. Garnish with cilantro and diced onion (optional). Use leftovers for a breakfast burrito. Scramble eggs with the carnitas. Add carnitas scramble and beans to a warmed burrito shell and add one or both salsas, crema and queso.

Drink pairings - Negro Modelo beer with a lime wedge.

1.  Carnitas: Pork shoulder meat, bacon (pork belly, salt, sugar), lard (pork fat, citric acid) chicken stock, onion, orange, salt, garlic, pepper, bay leaf, oregano. 2. Avocado salsa verde: tomatillos, jalapenos, serrano peppers, avocados, water, lime juice, cilantro, green onion, garlic, salt. 3.  Oaxaca chile orange salsa - Oaxaca chiles, avocado oil, orange juice, agave syrup, apple cider vinegar, garlic, orange zest, salt and pepper. 4. Orange cumin crema: Sour cream (cream, whole milk, salt, enzymes), orange juice concentrate, cumin, allspice, salt.  5. Queso: Whole milk, skim milk, salt, enzymes.  6. Tortillas: corn, water, trace of limestone.  7.  Beans: Black beans, water, onion, garlic, avocado leaf, fennel seed, bay leaf, guajillo chile, salt, pepper.