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Mexican Pulled Pork

This meat is a core of my tacos.

Spice Rub

Ingredient units are "parts"

  • 4 chili powder
  • 1 salt
  • 1 brown sugar
  • 0.5 ground cumin
  • 1 cayenne
  • 1 dried oregano
  • 1 onion powder
  • 1 garlic powder
  • 0.25 teaspoon cinnamon

Maybe:

  • Scant pinch ground cloves

Pork

Simply pork shoulder

Fry to make Carnitas?

Pressure Cooking Liquid

Pineapple juice, orange juice, or water

Cooking

  • Rub pork with spices and let come up to room temperature
  • Sear on all sides
  • Deglaze with juice
  • 1h 15min pressure cook on high

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