dsi1 wrote:

>>> I would just put a pork butt in a covered pan in a 250 to 300 degree
>>> oven and leave it there for 4 to 5 or more hours. Heavily salt and
>>> pepper your butt and add some green chiles and a cup or so of chicken
>>> stock. Maybe some cumin if you like. When it's done just mash it into
>>> the juices and start filling your burritos. You'll think you're in
>>> Mexico or LA!
>>
>> I cooked it that way last Friday! I salted it, but didn't consider
>> the salting "heavy". When the pork came out of the oven, I pulled it
>> into chunks and then browned them in a skillet. We ate our carnitas
>> with all the fixings in soft corn tortilla "shells".
>>
>
> Cooking a pork butt this way is too easy. You spend about 10 minutes on
> the thing and set it in the oven - no need to preheat the oven. You
> don't need to use a dutch oven - a regular covered pan works fine. You
> can also use plain water or apple juice instead of chicken stock. I like
> the idea of frying the cooked pork.

Warning: Some people won't like this idea. But try adding some orange
quarters, cinnamon sticks, and a can of sweetened condensed milk, the
way it's done in Mexico. When you fry the pork, the caramelization gives
a fantastic flavor.

Bob