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Beer-Braised Carnitas
Photo: Sam Loyd

Beer-Braised Carnitas

5 ingredients 6 cups openrecipes
Beer-Braised Carnitas

Use a lager to tenderize the pork shoulder in these carnitas.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

246
Calories
27g
Protein
14g
Fat
1g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 dried New Mexico or guajillo chiles
  • 4 skinless, boneless pork shoulder (Boston butt), cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 12 lager (such as Modelo Especial or Budweiser)
  • 4 garlic cloves, lightly crushed
  • 4 kosher salt

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By bonappetit · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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