Tasty Marinated Hot Pork: Carne Adovada Tacos can easily feed a crowd!!
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A great recipe for Marinated Hot Pork: Carne Adovada Tacos. “Carne Adovada” (also known as “Adobada”) in Spanish means marinated meat. It’s more of a New Mexican cuisine, which typically uses pork and marinates it in a red chili sauce with garlic and several different spices. The chili is the absolute key to this recipe. It is what actually gives the meat all that yummy flavor and heat.
This is a seriously authentic carne adobada street taco recipe. Super simple and tasty.
Serve this recipe with some excellent Homemade Garden Fresh Salsa & Classic Mexican Guacamole!
Make it a complete fiesta by serving with this excellent recipe for Spanish Rice and some awesome Cheesy Refried Bean Casserole. Leftovers are great the next day.
- Prep Time: 385
- Cook Time: 60
- Total Time: 445
Ingredients
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- 3 pounds pork shoulder loin, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons California chile powder
- 2 tablespoons New Mexico chile powder
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 5 whole cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups soybean oil
- 8 to 12 white soft corn tortillas
- Diced white onion, for serving
- Chopped cilantro leaves, for serving
- Limes, for serving
Instructions
- Place the meat into an 11 by 12-inch baking dish. Toss the meat and dry ingredients with 2 cups soybean oil. Marinate overnight or for 6 hours covered in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake, covered, in the oven for 45 to 60 minutes. Remove and allow to cool slightly.
- When slightly cooled chop meat into small cubes. Serve on 2 warm soft white corn tortillas. Sprinkle with diced white onion and chopped cilantro, and of course a squeeze of fresh lime juice!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8