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Pork Carnitas and Homemade Tortillas

Ingredients
  

For the Carnitas

  • 1 7- pound bone in pork butt or shoulder
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

For the Flour Tortillas (makes about 6)

Instructions
 

For the Carnitas

  • Place your pork roast into your crock pot and cook on low for 10-12 hours.
  • Shred the meat and season with salt and pepper to your liking.
  • To make it EXTRA fancy, crisp it up in skillet before serving in your tacos!

For the tortillas

  • Combine the flour and salt in a food processor. Pulse in the fat.
  • Add the water slowly, with the machine running, until the dough forms a ball.
  • Knead on a lightly floured surface, adding flour as necessary, until the dough is quite smooth and elastic.
  • Wrap the dough and let it sit, at room temperature until you are ready to make your tortillas. If it is going to be a while, refrigerate the dough.
  • Allow the dough to come to room temperature and divide it into 6 pieces. Using a tortilla press, press the dough into tortillas! If you do not have a tortilla press, roll out the pieces on a lightly floured surface, into an 8 inch circle.
  • Heat a large cast iron skillet, or griddle over medium heat. One at a time, cook the tortillas until brown spots begin to appear. Flip and cook the other side. About 4 or 5 minutes per tortilla.
  • Keep warm in tin foil until you are ready to eat!

Notes

Serve the pork carnitas in the homemade tortilla with your favorite taco toppings!