Cooking Recipe Chile Carnitas

1 tb Dried ground red New Mexican

-chile

1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper

1 ts Ground cumin

3 Cloves garlic, minced

2 ts Finely chopped fresh

-cilantro

3/4 ts Salt

1 lb Boneless pork, trimmed and

-cut into 1-inch cubes

Combine all spices and rub the pork cubes with the mixture. Let the
meat marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.

Bake the cubes on a rack over a baking sheet for 1 1/2 hours at 250
F, or until the meat is very crisp.

The Whole Chili Pepper From the collection of Jim Vorheis