How To Make Carnitas Steamed Buns
A soft bite of fluffy carnitas steamed buns is loaded with slow-cooked pulled apart pork, bursting in sweet, savory, and spicy flavors.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tbspchili powder
- 2tspcumin
- 2tspdried oregano
- 2tspsalt
- 1tsppepper
- 3lbpork shoulder
- 1medium onion,roughly chopped
- 2jalapeños,roughly chopped
- ¼cuplime juice
- ½cuporange juice
- 5garlic cloves
For Steamed Buns:
- 1tbspinstant dry yeast
- 2tbspsugar
- 1cupwarm water
- 3cupsflour
- 1tspsalt
- 1tspbaking powder
Instructions
Slow Cooker Carnitas:
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Combine the chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper in a bowl and rub all over the pork shoulder.
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Place the onions and jalapeños in the slow cooker, followed by pork shoulder on top. Then, add the lime juice, orange juice, and garlic cloves.
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Cover and cook on Low for about 8 hours or High for 4 hours.
Buns:
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Combine the instant yeast, sugar, and warm water in a small bowl, then dissolve. Let it proof and activate for about 5 minutes or until bubbly or foamy.
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Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. Add the yeast mix to the dry ingredients, then knead to form a ball of dough.
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Place ball of dough into a greased bowl, cover, and proof dough for about 1 hour or until double in size.
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Punch down the dough, roll out, and cut into golf ball-sized pieces. Cover and rest the golf ball-sized dough balls for about 15 minutes.
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When slow cooker carnitas are done, pull apart with a fork and transfer to a separate bowl. Keep the juices in the slow cooker and use it for a dipping sauce later.
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Prepare the steamer over high heat.
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Flatten each dough ball, then add about a tablespoon of pulled carnitas to the center and pull the sides of the dough around the filling.
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Place seam side down on a piece of parchment paper. Steam for about 15 minutes.
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Serve with the slow cooker juices as a dipping sauce, and enjoy!*
Recipe Notes
*If the dipping sauce has too much fat, skim the fat.
Nutrition
- Calories: 491.08kcal
- Fat: 25.22g
- Saturated Fat: 8.61g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.08g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.87g
- Carbohydrates: 36.13g
- Fiber: 2.16g
- Sugar: 4.41g
- Protein: 28.32g
- Cholesterol: 96.62mg
- Sodium: 550.90mg
- Calcium: 80.08mg
- Potassium: 553.08mg
- Iron: 2.55mg
- Vitamin A: 17.98µg
- Vitamin C: 13.62mg
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