Roque's Carnitas - Grand Junction Free Press

By ClaudiaJan

Roque's Carnitas
“Carnitas” usually means little pieces of fried pork or beef. At the edge of the Plaza in the heart of Santa Fe, N.M., it means a delicious lunch. Roque's Carnitas Wagon parks here between Easter and Halloween and dishes out a hefty sandwich of grilled beef in a tortilla. It tastes best if you can cook the beef on a tight-knit grate over an open fire, but a hot skillet will do fine. Make the salsa in advance, as you want to eat this sandwich good and hot. Note also that the meat needs at least an overnight marinade before being cooked.

Ingredients

• Salsa:
• Preparation Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Servings: 4
• 2 cups diced fresh tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2-6 jalapeЦo peppers, finely chopped, to taste
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
• Carnitas:
• 2 tablespoons oregano
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup salad oil
• 1/4 cup beer
• 1-1/2 pounds top round or sirloin sliced into 1/4-inch strips against the grain
• 1 large yellow onion, sliced thin
• 5 fresh green chile peppers, sliced in circles, with seeds
• 4 broad flour tortillas, warmed

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 10mins
Adapted from gjfreepress.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1. Make the salsa by combining all its ingredients. Chill until ready to serve.

2. Combine oregano, garlic, soy sauce, oil, and beer. Marinate the beef a minimum of 12 hours, preferably 24. Drain beef and discard marinade.

4. Use a tongs to lift a heap of the meat mixture from the grate or skillet, allowing any excess juice to drip away, and place one quarter of the mixture into a warm flour tortilla. Top with salsa (recipe follows), fold the tortilla around the ingredients, and serve.