Green Chile Pork Carnitas

This is the simplest green chile pork carnitas recipe ever.  You can make dutch oven carnitas with green chile sauce and green chile.   Then serve these green chile carnitas in a tortilla topped with cheese with avocado. 

Carnitas are seasoned bite sized pieces of pork cooked in a green chile sauce until tender.  Serve in a corn tortilla or wrapped in a flour tortilla with toppings of cheese, avocado and jalapeño. 

What are green chile carnitas made from: 

How to make Dutch Oven Carnitas:

Green Chile Pork Carnitas Recipe

• Sharp Knife
• Dutch Oven
• Garlic Peeler
• Garlic Chopper

Instructions:

• Use a sharp knife and cut the pork roast into 1 inch cubes.  Sprinkle  salt and black pepper
• Add the pork cubes into a large dutch oven over medium high heat and cook until brown meat creating a sear on the outside. 
• Add the chopped onion and cook until translucent, add minced garlic and stir to combine, cooking for 1 minute.
• Pour in the green chile sauce and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to simmer and cover.
• Cook for about 2 hours until the carnitas are fork tender checking often.  If more liquid is needed, add a little chicken broth. 
• After carnitas are tender, add the green chiles and raise the heat and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated.  It should remember a very thick stew at this point. 
• Serve them on warmed tortillas, garnishing with cheese, jalapeños or cilantro, your preference. 

Other Green Chile Recipes:

• Green Chile Chicken Casserole 
• Green Chile  Enchiladas
• Hatch Chile Cheese Bread

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Green Chile Pork Carnitas

This is the simplest green chile pork carnitas recipe ever. You can make dutch oven carnitas with green chile sauce and green chile. Then serve these green chile carnitas in a tortilla topped with cheese with avocado.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Total Time2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican, Tex Mex

Keyword: dutch oven carnitas, green chile carnitas, green chile pork carnitas

Servings: 6

Calories: 322kcal

Author: Evelyn Osborn

Equipment

• Sharp Knife
• Dutch Oven
• Garlic Peeler
• Garlic Chopper

Ingredients

• 2 pound pork roast
• onion roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 28 ounce can green chile sauce
• chicken broth optional
• 12 roasted green chiles roughly chopped (fresh or canned)
• salt
• black pepper

To Serve

• flour tortillas or corn tortillas
• Monterey Jack Cheese
• Flour Tortillas could use corn tortillas if you prefer
• Jalapeños
• Fresh Cilantro
• Avocado

Instructions

• Use a sharp knife and cut the pork roast into 1 inch cubes. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper
• Add the pork cubes into a large dutch oven over medium high heat and cook until brown meat creating a sear on the outside.
• Add the chopped onion and cook until translucent, add minced garlic and stir to combine, cooking for 1 minute.
• Pour in the green chile sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cover.
• Cook for about 2 hours until the carnitas are fork tender, checking often. If more liquid is needed, add a little chicken broth.
• After carnitas are tender, add the green chiles and raise the heat and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated. It should resemble a very thick stew at this point.
• Serve the green chile pork carnitas on warmed tortillas, garnishing with cheese, jalapeños or cilantro, your preference.

Nutrition

Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 358mg | Potassium: 633mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg