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Visit a drive through in a place which has made it a practice to supply healthier options to people. Arby’s as an example, is void of burgers. You can eat roast beef sandwiches, wraps and salads instead. While Wendy’s has served hamburgers for decades, they also have quite a few other healthy options like salads, baked potatoes and chili. Most fast food dining places will not stoop to the unhealthy lows seen at McDonalds.
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The ingredients needed to prepare Carnitas:
- Get 1 pork shoulder without the bone
- Get 26 oz pork lard or vegetable if you can't find the pork one
- Provide 4 pork ears
- Use 1/2 cup light beer your choice
- You need 1/2 cup evaporated milk about (6oz)
- Get 2 oranges cut in half
- Use 1 stick cinnamon
- You need 4 Bay leaves
- You need 4 clove garlic
- Use 1 pinch Oregano
- Prepare 1 pinch thyme
- Prepare 1 tbsp salt
- You need 1/4 piece of onion
- Provide 1 cup water
Instructions to make Carnitas:
- cut the shoulder into medium size squares
- with the stove off,in a deep pot add the lard and cup of water, the lard has to be cold so it doesn't jump on you, then turn on the stove and let this boil.
- the water is to prevent the lard from frying the meat. Once is boiling add the pork, squeeze in the juice of the oranges and leave the peels in the pot, keep the tempeture on medium.
- Let this cook for 30 min you don't have to cover the pot. stir once in a while to prevent the meat from sticking on the bottom
- add the ears and move the meat around to make sure everything fits in the pot and let it boil for 30 min.
- add onion, garlic, cinnamon, Bay leaves, Oregano, milk, beer and salt. and let it cook for 1 hour.
- by now the meat should be ready. take all the meat out and only the meat not the juice on a colander to drain extra juice.
- Now if you let the juice seat until is cold you can scoop the lard from the top and reuse it or just discard this is up to you I will use.
- Chop the meat and now you can eat it on tacos or serve in a plate with a side of rice and refried beans.
- To top the tacos you need to chop onion, cilantro, add some lime and salsa.
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