Description:

Home-Style Meats

Source:

Mexican Cookery by Barbara Hansen

Serves/Makes:4 cups shredded meat

Ingredients

• 2 lbs (.9 kg). pork (pork butt or pork loin)
• water
• 1/2 medium onion, cut in half
• 1 large garlic clove
• 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) dried leaf oregano, crushed
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground cumin
• salt or garlic salt, to taste

Preparation

• Place meat in a 3-quart saucepan.
• Add onion, garlic, salt, oregano and cumin.
• Add water to cover.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
• Drain meat, reserving broth for another use if you wish.
• Place meat in a baking pan.
• Sprinkle meat evenly with salt or garlic salt.
• Bake 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• While still warm, use 2 forks to shred meat.

Comments

Pork cooked this way is used for tacos, burritos, tostadas and sandwiches.