Easy Carnitas (Pulled Pork) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 - 2 lbs boneless pork (butt, roast or pork for carnitas (cut into 1 1/2-2 in cubed chunks )
    1/4 cup orange peel
    1/2 cup sliced white onion
    2 -3 tablespoons cumin powder
    salt
    pepper
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 375. In a bowl, mix pork, orange zest/peel, cumin (to your taste), and salt to taste. Place seasoned pork in large rectangular baking pan and top with onions.
    Bake covered with aluminium paper for about 1 hr 45 minutes. During the cooking time, about every 30 mins or so, check on the pork and turn to prevent the pork from burning. To creat a crispy texture to pork, bake in oven 15 min more UNCOVERED and turn once so that all sides get crispy texture.
    Shred and serve with warm tortillas.

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