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Lime-Chipotle Carnitas Tostadas
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 8 hours
YIELD: 16 servings.
Here's a terrific recipe for your next weeknight dinner. Set out various toppings and garnishes so your family members can customize their own tostadas with the lime-kissed shredded pork. —Jan Valdez, Chicago, Illinois
Ingredients
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1/2 cup chicken broth
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4 teaspoons ground chipotle pepper
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4 teaspoons ground cumin
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 boneless pork shoulder roast (4 to 5 pounds), halved
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1 large onion, peeled and halved
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8 garlic cloves, peeled
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1 to 2 limes, halved
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16 tostada shells
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Optional toppings: Warmed refried beans, salsa, sour cream, shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, crumbled queso fresco and minced fresh cilantro
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Lime wedges
Directions
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1.
Add broth to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Mix seasonings; rub over all sides of pork. Place in slow cooker. Add onion and garlic cloves. Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours, until meat is tender.
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2.
Remove pork; cool slightly. Strain cooking juices, reserving garlic cloves; discard onion. Skim fat from cooking juices. Mash garlic with a fork. Shred pork with 2 forks.
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3.
Return cooking juices, garlic and pork to slow cooker. Squeeze lime juice over pork; heat through, stirring to combine. Layer tostada shells with pork mixture and toppings as desired. Serve with lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts
1 tostada: 269 calories, 15g fat (5g saturated fat), 76mg cholesterol, 279mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 medium-fat meat, 1/2 starch.
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