Carnitas With Pico De Gallo

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 lbs boneless lamb, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
• 1 lime, zest of, removed with vegetable peeler (colored rind only)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 teaspoons tabasco sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 corn tortillas
• pico de gallo

Recipe

• 1 in 5-quart dutch oven, place lamb, lime peel, garlic, tabasco sauce and cumin; add water to barely cover.
• 2 heat to boiling; reduce heat to low, cover and cook 2 ½ hours or until water has evaporated.
• 3 add salt and continue cooking lamb in its own juices until browned.
• 4 remove lime zest and garlic.
• 5 drain off all excess fat.
• 6 adjust seasonings with salt and tabasco sauce.
• 7 to serve, place warm meat in center of tortilla and spread with commercial pico de gallo sauce.
• 8 roll up and enjoy.