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Carnitas Avocado Pizza

Slow-braised carnitas pizza with tomatillo salsa and chipotle avocado mayo.

Ingredients

• 3-4 lb chuck roast
• 2½ cuporange juice
• 1onion, thinly sliced
• 1red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1jalapeño, thinly sliced
• 2 tbspcanola oil
• 1 tbspolive oil
• 1 tspkosher salt
• 1 tspcumin
• 2 tspchili powder
• 1 tsporegano
• 1ball pizza dough
• ¼ cupsemolina or cornmeal
• 12 ozmozzarella, thinly sliced
• 1 cuptomatillo salsa
• ¼ cupchipotle avocado mayonnaise
• 2green onions, sliced
• Diced avocado, for serving

Instructions

1. Season chuck roast with salt, cumin, chili powder, and oregano.
2. Sear roast in canola oil, then transfer to a pot/slow cooker with orange juice and half the onion.
3. Braise until tender (oven 300°F for 3-4 hours or slow cooker low 8 hours).
4. Shred meat and reduce cooking liquid into a light sauce.
5. Preheat oven with pizza stone or sheet pan to 500°F.
6. Stretch dough, dust surface with semolina/cornmeal, and spread with tomatillo salsa.
7. Top with mozzarella, shredded carnitas, peppers, jalapeño, and remaining onion.
8. Bake 10-14 minutes until crust is browned and cheese bubbles.
9. Drizzle with chipotle avocado mayo and top with green onions and diced avocado.