Carnitas-diana Style

Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs lamb butt or 3 lbs lamb butt steaks
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can green chilies
• 7 ounces chipotle peppers in adobo seasoning, chopped
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup juice from jarred jalapeno
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup tabascoâ® brand chipotle pepper sauce
• 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 place lamb in crock pot.
• 2 add everything else.
• 3 cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 8.
• 4 you want the lamb fork tender so you can pull it apart using 2 forks.
• 5 when done place a large mixing bowl on the counter and center a collander.
• 6 strain the juice from the lamb mixture and reserve.
• 7 return meat mixture to the crock pot and pull the lamb apart, leaving small chunks.
• 8 keep crock pot on warm.
• 9 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 10 place pulled lamb in a baking pan-single layer.
• 11 add enough reserved juice to moisten.
• 12 bake for 10-15 minutes or until the meat just starts to brown.
• 13 remove.
• 14 serve with hot corn tortillas (i fry mine keeping them soft), sour cream, guac, cheese -- whatever lights your candle.
• 15 this recipe serves 4 for a meal, 6 for a snack.