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Pork Deshebrada (Shredded Pork) Recipe
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Pork Deshebrada (Shredded Pork) Recipe

10 ingredients 10-12 servings openrecipes

This is a really tasty outdoor party dish. Serve it with warm corn tortillas, diced onion, and a squeeze of lime, and some cold beer. It also makes killer tamales...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

468
Calories
60g
Protein
18g
Fat
13g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water 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

  • 24 large New Mexico chile pods
  • 4 chiles de arbol
  • 3 cups water
  • 1- 6 to7 pound bone-in pork shoulder roast (Boston butt roast)
  • 2 medium onions, peeled and sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
  • 5 cups chicken broth
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons salt

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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