Pork Burritos (Burritos De Carnitas)

Pork Burritos (Burritos de Carnitas)

2 cups refried beans
1 (2 1/2 lb) boneless fresh pork butt roast
1 cup chopped white onion
1 carrot, sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dried epazote
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp cori&er seeds, lightly crushed
Water
Fresh tomato salsa
12 (8-inch) flour tortillas
2 medium firm, ripe avocados, pared, pitted & diced
Scallions

Place pork, onion, sliced carrot, garlic, salt, epazote, cumin & cori&er seeds in large Dutch oven
Add just enough water to cover pork
Heat over high heat to boiling; reduce heat to low
Simmer, covered, until pork is tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hrs

Preheat oven to 350 deg F
Remove pork from cooking liquid; strain & reserve 2 cup of the liquid
Place pork on rack in roasting pan
Roast, turning once, until well-browned, 40 to 45 min
Trim & discard outer fat from pork
Using 2 forks, pull pork into coarse shreds
Combine pork & reserved cooking liquid in medium skillet
Cook & stir over medium heat until pork is evenly moistened & hot, 3 to 5 min

If not freshly made, soften & warm tortillas
Reheat beans, if necessary
For each burrito, place 1/12 of the beans crosswise in a row on lower half of 1 tortilla; spread out slightly
Top with 1/12 each pork, tomato salsa, avocado & cheese, in that order
Fold right edge of tortilla over filling; fold bottom edge over filling & loosely roll up, leaving left end of burrito open
Place 2 burritos on each serving plate
Garnish with carrot sticks & scallions; serve immediately

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