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!

Will have soft-shell tacos this evening. I only wish I could find some good
cilantro. The stuff at our local store looks great, but is all but
flavorless. Looks like I'll have to try and grow some.

nb

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 > wrote:
> Will have soft-shell tacos this evening. *I only wish I could find some good
> 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 > 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?

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