Gordita Filling – Carnitas en Salsa Verde

There are numerous recipes for gordita fillings.  The most simple is refried beens with cheese.  Mole, rajas con queso and carnitas en salsa verde are three of our favorites.  It’s impractical at home to make five different fillings for gorditas so an easy option is to fill some of the gorditas with refried beens and then make one other filling.  Another is to make rajas and mole meals on different occasions and freeze the leftovers for gorditas.  This recipe is for the gordita filling called carnitas en salsa verde:

2 lbs pork chops, cubed in 1/2 inch squares

one recipe of salsa verde for carnitas (recipe already posted under Salsa Verde)

homemade gorditas (recipe already posted under Gorditas/Flour Tortillas)

brown cubed pork chops in a large frying pan in a small amount of oil until the pan becomes darkened.  Add the salsa verde to the browned pork directly from the blender, taking care as it will splatter.  Cook over low heat until the pork is thoroughly cooked.  (For those lucky people who have eaten gorditas here in Chihuahua, this recipe for carnitas is practically identical to the gorditas that one buys at Soriana or in the restaurants.)  Stuff your gorditas with as much of the carnitas as you can.  Serve and enjoy.