Slow Braised Carnitas

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Ingredients

  • 18 ounces lean boneless pork loin
  • trimmed of all visible fat and roughly chopped
  • 28 ounces red enchilada sauce
  • 14 ounces beef broth
  • 1 Anaheim chile pepper
  • roughly chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • roughly chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • roughly chopped
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • roughly chopped
  • 4 Roma tomatoes
  • roughly chopped
  • 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro leaves
  • roughly chopped
  • 6 whole-wheat pita breads

Instructions

  1. Place chopped pork in a slow cooker.
  2. Top with enchilada sauce, beef broth, peppers, tomatoes, and about half of the cilantro.
  3. Cover pot and simmer on low for 4 hours or until pork is tender.
  4. Scoop 3 ounces of the pork mixture onto each of the 6 pita breads and gently fold over each bread.
  5. Garnish with remaining cilantro and serve warm.
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