Pork Carnitas Burrito Bowl Recipe

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5.0

18 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    50 mins

  • Servings

    6 servings

  • Calories

    409 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

Pork Carnitas Burrito Bowl Recipe

This hearty and delicious pork carnitas burrito bowl recipe has rice, black beans, fried plantains, avocados, and tasty pico de gallo. You will love it!

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Ingredients

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Rice

  • 1 ½ cups white rice raw
  • 2 ¼ cups chicken broth
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • cup onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ tsp Coriander ground

Black beans

  • 1 .5 oz can black beans
  • ½ tsp oregano ground
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp Coriander ground
  • ½ tsp kosher salt

Plantains

  • 2 plantains green
  • oil for frying
  • 1 tsp kosher salt

Pico de gallo

  • 3 roma tomatoes cored and diced
  • ¼ cup red onion diced
  • ½ tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 2 Tbsp cilantro chopped
  • 1 Jalapeño cored, seeded, diced
  • 1 dash sugar

Other

  • 2 avocados sliced
  • 2 cups pork Carnitas see recipe
  • 2 limes cut into wedges
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Instructions

Rice

  1. Place rice, broth, and tomato paste in a rice cooker. Stir until well mixed. Cook until done.
  2. In a skillet heat oil on medium, then sauté onions and garlic until translucent. Sprinkle in the coriander, then add the cooked rice and mix thoroughly. 

Beans

  1. In a saucepan place the beans, oregano, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder coriander and salt. Mix thoroughly, and simmer on medium for about 20 minutes.

Pico de gallo

  1. Place all the ingredients in a glass or ceramic bowl and mix thoroughly.

Pork Carnitas

  1. See recipe link.

Plantains

  1. Cut ends of the plantain, and peel.
  2. Heat oil in a medium size skillet on medium high.
  3. While the oil heats cut plantains 1" pieces. Fry until they begin to turn golden.
  4. Remove from oil, and place on a cutting board lined with paper towel. Then smash with the bottom of a measuring cup. They should flatten out, and crack a bit.
  5. Return to the oil, and fry again until golden. Remove, then place on paper towels to drain and sprinkle with salt.

Avocados

  1. Peel and slice avocados, and sprinkle with lime juice.

Assembly

  1. Evenly divide rice, beans, pork carnitas, pico de gallo, avocados and plantain into bowls.Sprinkle with cilantro.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 409kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 68g (23%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 5mg (2%) Sodium 1041mg (43%) Potassium 903mg (26%) Fiber 7g (28%) Sugar 11g (22%) Vitamin A 1150IU (23%) Vitamin C 40.1mg (45%) Calcium 42mg (4%) Iron 1.8mg (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 409 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 409kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 68g 23%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 1041mg 43%
Potassium 903mg 19%
Fiber 7g 28%
Sugar 11g 22%
Vitamin A 1150IU 23%
Vitamin C 40.1mg 45%
Calcium 42mg 4%
Iron 1.8mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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