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The last few weeks I have been really paying attention to dinner time and what I was cooking. Josh's new job is allowing him to actually be home for dinner these days and earlier than 8pm so I am back in my cooking mode. :) I really love to cook. It has it's trying times with a one year old but I still love it. Here is a recipe that I made last night and boy oh boy!!!!! It is good!!!! Different than the "usual" mexican food I make and so fresh tasting!

Pork Carnitas Tacos

Recipe and photo by For the Love of Cooking
Recipe adapted from Noble Pig and Martha Stewart's Everyday Food

2 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch pieces

4 garlic cloves, crushed

Sea salt and ground pepper, to taste

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup fresh orange juice

1/2 cup milk

Corn tortillas, warmed

Fresh cilantro, chopped

Red onion, thinly slice

Guacamole

Sour cream

Cotija cheese, grated

Lime wedges

In a large Dutch oven over high heat, combine pork, garlic, sea salt, pepper, and 8 cups of water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a medium low and simmer covered for 45 minutes. Drain well. In the same Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add pork, 1/2 cup fresh orange juice and 1/2 cup milk then cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has evaporated and pork has browned, about 8 to 12 minutes. The pork will start browning after liquid has evaporated. Season well with sea salt and pepper, to taste. Serve carnitas in corn tortillas with cilantro, red onion, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, cotija cheese and fresh lime wedges. Enjoy.

This may sound a little overwhelming but while the meat was cooking that 45 minutes I did everything else. Cut all the toppings up and made the guacamole. I served it with black beans and fresh guacamole. It was even great for Cade. He loves black beans and then I made a little cheese taco for him and he dipped that in his sour cream and guacamole.

Guacamole

(basic structure and photo courtesy of For the Love of Cooking.net, changed it up a little)

3 large ripe (soft but not mushy to the touch) avocados

1/4 red onion, diced

6 cherry tomatoes, diced

1 small handful of chopped cilantro

2 clove of garlic, minced

1 jalapeno, diced finely (if you want it spicy)

Sea salt to taste

1-2 limes juiced to taste (forgot to add to the picture)

Josh said this was the best guacamole he might have ever had! It really is good!!! I'm glad because tonight Cade and I are going out of town for the next few days so Josh will have leftovers to eat. :)

Enjoy!!!!