Pork Carnitas Burrito Bowl Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
6 servings
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Calories
409 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican
Pork Carnitas Burrito Bowl Recipe
Description
The recipe for Pork Carnitas Burrito Bowl combines several prepared ingredients to create a flavorful and balanced dish. The rice is cooked in chicken broth with tomato paste for extra depth, then sautéed with onions, garlic, and coriander for aromatic seasoning. Black beans are simmered with a mix of spices to infuse warmth and earthiness.
Green plantains are peeled, sliced, and twice fried—first to soften, then smashed and fried again—resulting in a crispy exterior and tender interior. Pico de gallo is made fresh by combining diced tomatoes, red onion, jalapeño, cilantro, and a tangy lime-vinegar dressing. The bowl is completed with sliced avocado and pork carnitas, which bring a rich, meaty flavor.
This bowl offers a mixture of textures and tastes, from creamy avocado to spicy pico and crispy plantains. It can serve as a complete meal for lunch or dinner with a combination of proteins, starches, and fresh produce.
Ingredients
Rice
- 1 ½ cups white rice raw
- 2 ¼ cups chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp olive oil
- ⅓ cup onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ tsp Coriander ground
Black beans
- 1 .5 oz black beans canned
- 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 plantain green
- cooking oil for frying
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Pico de gallo
- 3 Roma tomato 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 avocado sliced
- 2 cups pork carnitas see recipe
- 2 lime cut into wedges
Instructions
Rice
- Place rice, broth, and tomato paste in a rice cooker. Stir until well mixed. Cook until done.
- 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
- 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
- Place all the ingredients in a glass or ceramic bowl and mix thoroughly.
Pork Carnitas
- See recipe link.
Plantains
- Cut ends of the plantain, and peel.
- Heat oil in a medium size skillet on medium high.
- While the oil heats cut plantains 1" pieces. Fry until they begin to turn golden.
- 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.
- Return to the oil, and fry again until golden. Remove, then place on paper towels to drain and sprinkle with salt.
Avocados
- Peel and slice avocados, and sprinkle with lime juice.
Assembly
- Evenly divide rice, beans, pork carnitas, pico de gallo, avocados and plantain into bowls.Sprinkle with cilantro.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition 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.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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