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Knife & Fork Carnit-za

What do you get when you mix mouthwatering pork, zesty slaw, and crispy naan? DELICIOUSNESS!

Course Main Course
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4 pizzas
Author Paige Harris

Ingredients

Carnitas (Adapted from 40 Aprons' Recipe)

  • 1½ Tbsp olive oil
  • 1½ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 2 lb pork loin roast cut into 1-2 inch cubes
  • 1 onion sliced into eighths
  • 4 cloves of minced garlic
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice about 4 medium oranges' worth
  • ⅓ cup lime juice

Pizzas

  • 4 pieces of Trader Joe's Tandoori Naan OR your favorite naan
  • 5 oz half a wheel of Cacique Queso Fresco, sliced
  • 12 oz jar Trader Joe's Salsa Verde OR your favorite green salsa
  • 1 tub Trader Joe's Mango Jicama Slaw OR 4 ounces each of shredded green cabbage mango, and jicama

Instructions

  1. Combine the first five ingredients in a small bowl to make a rub and smear over your pieces of cubed pork. If you have the time, let the pork marinate up to 2 hours -- if you're in a hurry, move on!
  2. Set your Instant Pot to Sauté mode and drizzle a bit of olive oil to coat the pan. Once sizzling, add the pork tenderloin and sear until brown on all sides.
  3. Add in the rest of the Carnitas ingredients listed above to the Instant Pot and close the lid. Set to Manual and cook at High Pressure for 15 minutes.
  4. When the timer goes off, perform a Quick Release, remove the pork and onions from the pot, and shred. Set aside for now.
  5. Preheat your oven to 375*F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  6. If using frozen naan, quickly thaw the pieces either in your oven or in a toaster oven, just to room temperature. (Skip this step if you're using fresh!)
  7. Lay out a quarter of your sliced Queso Fresco on each piece of naan. It's okay if they're a bit spread out. Follow the cheese with a layer of shredded carnitas meat and onions, and top it off with a few spoonfuls of salsa verde.
  8. Put into the oven and bake about 10 minutes, or until the pork starts to crisp.
  9. Remove from the oven and top generously with your mango jicama slaw.
  10. Dig in!

Recipe Notes

Enough ingredients for 4 personal pizzas; I make two at a time since I cook for Jordan and me, (and that's all that fits on my baking sheet), so feel free to play around with timing so that you can serve 4 correctly if need-be! If you have an oven with two racks, this should be no problem!