Smoked Carnitas

[NePaSmoKer]

Well sorta  :D  :D

Way to freaking cold out there for me to do any sort of smoking  ;D


Wife wanted poke carnitas for her lunches this week so here goes.

Bone in butt. About 9 lbs (or larger)



Now make the liquid.

96 oz of chicken stock or water with 6 chicken bullion cubes.
1/3-1/4 cup chili powder (to your taste)
5 tsp smoked cumin
3 Tbs garlic powder, fine
1/2-1 tsp salt, to taste
Scant 1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp white sugar

Mix all the above in the liquid and simmer while you cut the poke  ;D




Stick yer knife in there and split that bad boy (or girl)  :D



Cut and trim into chunks. Leave some meat on the bone cuz you will throw that in there too.
Bone on the left. Save the trim fer sausage and stuff  ;D


I ended up with 6 3/4 lbs of pork cubes.


Put the bone in, adds flavor.



Now for the faux smoke  ;D Cut 6 pieces of bacon and toss in there.


Now elevate the lid and simmer for 2 hours. Stir once in awhile so it all get tender at the same time.



Hey might as well make some pintos to huh  ;D

1 lb of dry pinto beans
1 Tbs garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp black pepper




Sort the beans. Do a FOE check (aircraft PM term  ;D) Foreign Object Elimination.
Eliminate and bad beans, halves, rocks and such.



These are the bad beans & rocks from 1 lb.



Rinse beans well.


I even rinse in the pan a few times to remove floaters and skins.


I use either clay or stain less steel pans when cooking beans. Why?
Coated pans make the beans taste funny....


Cumin, garlic and pepper to the beans covered about 2" with cold water.



SOAK THE BEANS? Where is that in the rule book of cooking beans  :D  My mom never soaked beans. Bring them beans to a rapid broil for 3 mins, then cover for 1.5 hours. After keep them in the liquid and simmer uncovered until tender. Salt and flavor the last 10 mins of cooking.


Like Arnold said

I'LL BE BACK  :D

[KyNola]

Looking good Rick!

[muebe]

Great....your making me hungry and I just ate breakfast :D

[NePaSmoKer]

Once the poke is tender you can shed, chop cut or however you want to do it.

I shred mine and added 1 can of green chili verde to it. Re season if you like.



You did save the liquid? You need it to add back to the poke you just put in the roaster pan.



Add enough of the liquid to just barely cover the poke and put roaster in oven 350* for 1 hour, uncovered. Stir after the hour add 3 large spoons of liquid and put back in oven for 20 mins.



More to follow  ;D

[jiggerjams]

You ever get into watching a movie and it is getting to the good part and then they cut to a commercial break? I am experiencing that feeling right now.

[KyNola]

"Poke" = "Pork" in NePaS speak.

Man that is looking good.  What about the beans?  What about the beans?  What about the beans?  What about the beans?

[NePaSmoKer]

"Poke" = "Pork" in NePaS speak.

Man that is looking good.  What about the beans?  What about the beans?  What about the beans?  What about the beans?

Them beans still cooking Them beans still cooking Them beans still cooking Them beans still cooking


:D

i'm wacked

[Keymaster]

Looking good Nepas, I just watched a cooking show this morning about cooking Beans and Lentals and stuff. They said just like you did, add the salt at the end cause if you put it in the water at first it makes the skins tough, I never knew that  ;D

[JF7FSU]

Looks amazing <drooling>.  Stupid question, but can you make those into refried beans?  If so how?

[NePaSmoKer]

Looks amazing <drooling>.  Stupid question, but can you make those into refried beans?  If so how?

Yup

after the beans are done just put em in a cast iron pan with some liquid and lard, smoosh em up and you have Frijoles refritos  ;D

[Waltz]

"Poke" = "Pork" in NePaS speak.

I was wondering about that ???

[NePaSmoKer]

There be the poke=pork  :D Carnitas.

I do it a tad different for my wife. She likes it with a roux type of gravy (easier to eat after the lap band)

cold water and 8 Tbs of flour, mix well in shaker cup.


I added 3 more large spoons of cooking liquid and put back in oven to get hot.



Then i added the thickener to the hot carnitas. Stir in well. If you do this fast you wont have to put back in oven to broil and get thick. That is an opt if you like



There ya go, thickened poke carnitas. Good on tortillas and smashed taters or whatever.


The beans is still getting happy in the pan  ;D The pan behind is hot water to add to the benas when the liquid gets low. Dont add cold or hot tap water.

[Waltz]

Benas = beans?  I will pick up the language eventually :)

[KyNola]

Nope, Benas=NePaS can't type the word beans correctly twice in one sentence! :D :D :D :D

[NePaSmoKer]

Nope, Benas=NePaS can't type the word beans correctly twice in one sentence! :D :D :D :D

:D  :D

Take 1 cup of benas  :D and smoosh em up real good. This releases the starch. Add the smooshed benas back to the pot and simmer for 20 mins. They will thicken in the fridge later.


Here the benas are done and ready for poke or whatever  ;D



There spelled benas right 4 times  :D