Photo: Spencer Davis
Traci Des Jardins's Carnitas Tacos Recipe
24 ingredients
12 to 18 tacos
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An easy pork taco recipe from chef/restaurateur Traci Des Jardins, plus her recipes for salsa verde and guacamole, perfect for a Super Bowl party.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1495
Calories
59g
Protein
98g
Fat
94g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Duck | 100g cooked with skin | 337 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Avocado | 1 medium (150g) | 240 |
| Corn Tortilla | 1 medium flour (45g) | 140 |
| Tortilla | 1 medium flour (45g) | 140 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Lard | 1 tbsp (12.8g) | 115 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Beer | 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking | 43 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Tangerine | not in our table | 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
- 4 pounds boneless pork shoulder with fat
- 1/4 cup lard, duck fat, or vegetable oil
- 1 Negra Modela beer
- 2 tangerines, quartered
- 1 ounce piloncillo or brown sugar, roughly crushed
- 1 dried chipotle chile
- Salt and pepper
- 12 to 18 small corn tortillas
- 1 bag tortillas chips, preferably homemade
- 1 pound tomatillos
- 1 serrano chile
- 1 white onion, peeled
- 1 bunch cilantro, thoroughly washed
- Salt
- 2 ripe Hass avocados, peeled and de-seeded
- 1/2 remaining cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 white onion, finely minced
- Juice of 4 Key limes or 2 regular limes
- 1/4 finely minced serrano chile
- Salt to taste, about 1 1/2 teaspoons
- 1/2 white onion, finely diced
- 1/4 bunch cilantro leaves, roughly cut
- 1/4 serrano chile, finely minced
- 5 Key limes, halved, or 2 regular limes, quartered
Directions
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By chow ·
Recipe sourced from
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