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To enjoy place 1 cup of slaw, 1/2 cup of butternut squash, and 1/3 or 4-6 oz. of pork into a bowl, add your favorite salsa and eat up!

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Enjoy taco style with Siete tortillas! Heat up two tortillas either in a pan or in the microwave with damp cloth covering the tortillas. Add pork, squash, slaw. If you want extra toppings try avocado, salsa, and a sprinkle of grass-fed cheddar cheese!

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If you would like to enjoy this with other proteins steak, fish, and grilled chicken go great with this! That is the beauty of this recipe! Enjoy!!!

Carnitas with roasted butternut squash and cilantro slaw

Carnitas:

  • 3lbs of Organic Pork Shoulder

  • Salt and Pepper

  • Cumin

  • Paprika

  • Orange cut into 1/8ths

  • 1/2 cup Water

Roasted Butternut Squash

  • 20oz. Cubed Butternut Squash 1/2”x1/2”

  • Salt and Pepper

  • Avocado Oil

Cilantro Slaw

  • 1 Head of Cabbage

  • 1/2 a White Onion

  • 1 Jalepeno

  • 1 Garlic Clove

  • 1 Bunch of Cilantro

  • 3 Limes

  • 1/2 Cup Primal Kitchen Mayo

  • 1/2 tsp Salt

Directions: Carnitas

  1. Preheat oven to 350F

  2. Thinly slice onion and place on bottom of roasting pan or dutch oven.

  3. Place pork shoulder in dutch oven or roasting pan.

  4. Mix dry ingredients together in a small bowl and rub the pork shoulder all over.

  5. Cut orange into 1/8ths and squeeze some of the juice out and place in roasting pan. Pour water into pan.

  6. Cover with lid or foil and place in oven. Let cook for 3-4 hours or until meat starts to fall apart.

  7. Take out orange slices and shred meat with forks.

Directions: Butternut Squash

  1. Line baking sheet with parchment.

  2. Place cubed butternut squash in baking sheet.

  3. Sprinkle with avocado oil, salt and, pepper.

  4. Roast at 400F for 20-30 minutes.

Directions: Cilantro Slaw

  1. Small Dice (1/4”x1/4”x1/4”) the onion and place in glass bowl.

  2. Brunoise the jalepeno and mince the garlic and add to onions.

  3. Cut limes in half and juice onto the onion mixture.

  4. Add salt to onion mixture and stir.

  5. Wash and roughly chop the cilantro and add to onion mixture.

  6. Finely shred the cabbage head.

  7. Add mayo to onion mixture and stir to combine.

  8. Add cabbage and coat entirely.