Redneck Girl Carnitas Tacos

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (4 -5 lb) lamb shoulder
• 1 (12 ounce) can cola
• 1 (10 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 large cinnamon sticks, the big fresh ones
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon peppercorn
• 1 large head garlic, cut in half through the middle and the top, no need to remove paper
• 2 corn tortillas, fresh and warm
• 1/4 cup lamb, shredded, recipe above
• 1 tablespoon tomato, diced
• 1 tablespoon red onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon serrano pepper, minced
• 1/4 lime, wedged
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 1 tablespoon cheese
• 2 tablespoons salsa, your favorite salsa or 2 tablespoons hot sauce

Recipe

• 1 the meat - carnitas:.
• 2 place all of the ingredients in "the meat" section into a large pot. add enough water to cover the meat. cover with a lid and bring to a boil on high heat. lower heat to a simmer and cook until meat is falling apart.
• 3 drain and discard any remaining garlic, cinnamon, peppercorns, and fat. shred the lamb and set aside.
• 4 you can use the meat for tacos or anything else that takes shredded lamb. this recipe makes a lot of food!
• 5 the tacos:.
• 6 make as many as you like! the ingredients are sized for 2 tacos and not exact by any means, so multiply and mix up as necessary.
• 7 place warm carnitas meat into a warmed fresh corn tortilla and add toppings.
• 8 the key here is a nice fresh warn corn tortilla, warm carnitas, and fresh cold toppings in the tomato, onion, pepper, cilantro, and sour cream.
• 9 enjoy!