Directions:
- Rinse the cheeks and place them in a good size crock pot, discarding any chunks that are just fat.
- Add garlic cloves, onion, bay leaves, oregano, black pepper, salt, and squeeze the orange juice from the two oranges over the meat.
- Set the crock pot on high and cook for two hours, then stir the contents with a big spoon.
- Stir every hour after that. In six hours it should be starting to fall apart.
- Cook for an extra hour if needed and then remove from the crock pot to a large bowl with a slotted spoon, draining the meat from juices and removing the bay leaves and all the fat. (It retains too much fat.)
- Shred the meat with two forks and serve on tacos with the tortillas and the extras.
- The best is to place some meat on a warm tortilla, top with cilantro, squirt on some lime juice and hot salsa, sauce or chopped jalapeño, roll up and enjoy with some Charro Beans as a side. Mmmmmm - it is so good.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 137.49 Kcal (576 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 47.49 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 5.28g | 8% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 19.15mg | 6% | |
| Sodium | 32.11mg | 1% | |
| Potassium | 258.56mg | 6% | |
| Total Carbs | 8.46g | 3% | |
| Sugars | 2.09g | 8% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.21g | 9% | |
| Protein | 10.18g | 20% | |
| Vitamin C | 18.9mg | 32% | |
| Vitamin A | 2.7mg | 91% | |
| Iron | 115.2mg | 640% | |
| Calcium | 34.8mg | 3% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 125.29 Kcal (525 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 43.28 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 4.81g | 8% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 17.45mg | 6% | |
| Sodium | 29.27mg | 1% | |
| Potassium | 235.63mg | 6% | |
| Total Carbs | 7.71g | 3% | |
| Sugars | 1.91g | 8% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.02g | 9% | |
| Protein | 9.28g | 20% | |
| Vitamin C | 17.2mg | 32% | |
| Vitamin A | 2.5mg | 91% | |
| Iron | 105mg | 640% | |
| Calcium | 31.7mg | 3% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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