Carnitas Lettuce Wraps (with crispy, charred pork)
Crispy broiled carnitas piled into Bibb lettuce leaves with simple guacamole and minced red onion. Use my dried pepper pork carnitas or the easy crockpot version, then assemble in about 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 4 cups Mexican Pork Carnitas
- 2 large ripe avocados
- Juice from ½ lime
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- a pinch of salt
- 1 large head of Bibb lettuce, butter lettuce or romaine hearts also work
- ½ red onion, minced
Instructions
- Start by making one of my two carnitas recipes:Mexican Pork Carnitas uses dried Mexican chiles and is the recipe I use 99% of the time.Easy Pork Carnitas is the recipe I make on weekdays when I need something easier.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mash the avocados with the lime juice, garlic, and salt.2 large ripe avocados, Juice from ½ lime, 1 clove garlic, a pinch of salt
- Put a scoop of carnitas in a Bibb lettuce leaf, add a spoonful of the mashed avocados (guacamole), and top with a sprinkle of minced red onions.½ red onion, 1 large head of Bibb lettuce
Notes
Serving size: My Mexican Pork Carnitas recipe yields at least 8 servings. You can halve the recipe, or better yet, enjoy the leftovers on nachos or in burritos, sandwiches, or more tacos.
Serving: 1, Calories: 488kcal, Carbohydrates: 42g, Protein: 24g, Fat: 27g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 73mg, Sodium: 1033mg, Potassium: 612mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 26g, Vitamin A: 1754IU, Vitamin C: 17mg, Calcium: 116mg, Iron: 3mg