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Leftover Pork Carnitas Recipe

If you want to spread your slow cooker pulled pork further, then here's a tasty, delicious way to make leftover pork carnitas!
This quick meal is a great recipe that's full of tasty Mexican spices, chopped salad, and a zesty lime sour cream spooned into soft tortillas.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: avocado, black beans, carnitas, Niçoise salad, pulled meat, pulled pork, sundried tomatoes, tortillas
Servings: 6 tortilla wraps
Calories: 414kcal
Author: Vikkie Lee

Equipment

Ingredients

Leftover Pulled Pork

  • 1 teaspoon Olive oil
  • 1 clove Garlic minced
  • 2 cups BBQ pulled pork
  • ½ cup Black beans Drained from a can
  • 1 teaspoon Mild chilli powder
  • Pinch Chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon Smoked paprika
  • 6 Tortillas Soft

Pico de Gallo Salad

  • 2 Tomatoes diced
  • ½ Onion diced
  • 1 Avocado diced
  • ½ Red bell pepper diced
  • ¼ Cucumber diced
  • ¼ teaspoon Caster sugar Caster sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • Pinch Sea salt
  • ½ Lime juice

Limed Sour Cream

  • ¾ cup Sour cream
  • ½ Lime juice (and zest from the whole lime)
  • ¼ teaspoon Caster sugar Caster sugar
  • Pinch Sea salt
  • Pinch Black pepper

Instructions

  • Zest the whole lime and set aside.

Salad

  • Cut the lime in half and add lime juice from on in a large mixing bowl, followed by the remaining pico de gallo ingredients and put out on the table.

Lime Sour Cream

  • Now juice the last half of the lime in another bowl and mix in the lime zest you set aside, along with the rest of the cream ingredients and put next to the salad.

Pork

  • Heat up the oil in a large frying pan and toast the minced garlic for a minute or two whiel stirring until starting to golden.
  • Add the spices and stir while cooking for a minute.
  • Quick add your pulled pork leftovers and beans and stir while heating through completely. If it is catching, try adding a tablespoon of water, orange juice or chicken stock.
  • Serve on warmed tortillas or fill tacos with the pork, salad, good dollops of sour cream and fresh coriander.

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Notes

  • The next time you make slow cooker pulled pork, make a double batch for planned leftovers!
  • To risk serving dry leftover pulled pork carnitas, I recommend only heating over medium heat, or adding a tablespoon of chicken stock to the pork while heating up.
  • If this is a last minute meal and you haven't cooked your pork, then your best friend is cooking your pork in a pressure cooker like an Instant Pot, which is 3 times quicker than slow cooking
  • Don't forget, you can make carnitas tacos using taco shells instead
  • If you have leftover tortillas, you can make easy nachos by cutting them up into triangles, drizzle with oil and bake in the oven on a tray for 7-10 minutes at 200c/180c fan/400F until crispy.

Nutrition

Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 753mg | Potassium: 446mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 983IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 3mg