­¡tequila carnitas!

[Jim Lampe]

Started with 5 hunks of boneless pork

and, well, i basically followed the same recipe that Don used back in June of 2011.
except, i did this ?

butt i was OK to continue... even using a sharp knife...

...to slice thin gaaaaaalic and other stuff.
the pork brownin'...

the chile powders and cinn an' bays an' the gaaaalic ...

the beginning of the braisin' of the pork...

In the middle of the fire...

...for three hours...

Then pulled from the pot, to break into smaller pieces...

then back into the pot to crisp up & caramelize...

poblano peppers on..

and tortillas

and finally. ¡COMIDA! Vamos a comer!

served with arroz y frijoles...

and uno carne de cerdo tostada.

Adelante, tomar un bocado.

¡Buen provecho!
­¡Muchas gracias por venir a mi casa!

 

[Jeff Brown (KY)]

Nothing like a little firewater to put things into perspective.

That last picture made me lick my monitor!

 

[Morgan C.]

Wow Jim......awesome!!!! Love it!

I loved the 3rd drink picture(looks a little blurry!)

Glad the rest of the cook wasn't!

 

[Shaun R]

Feliz Cinco De Mayo! That last plated pic looks fantastic Jimenez!

 

[Wolgast]

Wow i love a meal like that! Never tryed it this way..but i sure will! Looks FANTASTIC Jim!

 

[Mike Coffman]

Fantastic meal Jim!

 

[Kim Drana]

Awesome Stuff Jim! You always bring your A game!

 

[Rolf Jacobsen]

You sir have made my day! Wow!

 

[Bob Correll]

You did it Jim, you topped this cook!
No easy feat my friend!

My Spanish is a bit rusty, but Oy vey! what a Cinco de Mayo de-light!!
Outstanding start to finish!

 

[John Solak]

Great looking carnitas!!!

 

[Ted M (FatEddy)]

Oh my! Jim that's fantastic.

 

[Wayne_R]

Taco-Tastic. Awesome meal (especially tequila appetizer

)

 

[Tim M.]

Was getting ready to post some pics of my cook tonight and it's like your cooks, Don's, John's etc put the rest of us in the sorry people category.. that looks delish.

 

[Mark Skeet]

I love it Jim! In my humble opinion, a perfect meal, and that includes the tequila appetizer.

I notice a few wood chunks on the coals. Did you get much smoke flavor into the pork during the braise?

 

[Jeff Andersen]

Looks fantastic Jim. What is in the simmering sauce for the carnitas? comida de mirada excelente mi amigo

 

[Don Cash]

Love that meal!! Yours looks perfect!

 

[Gary H. NJ]

First class my friend.

 

[Jim H.]

I hope you were wearing your sombrero for this cook.

Looks amazing, as usual! Olé!!!

 

[Joel Kiess]

Holy frijole that looks great!

 

[Marc B]

Looks fantastic and the tequila shots were hilarious!