Instant Pot Carnitas

Name: Instant Pot Carnitas
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 ¼ pounds (~1475g) pork shoulder meat (pork butt meat) (, cut into 2 – 2 ¼ inches cubes); 200 ml (~⅘ cup) unsalted chicken stock; 4 (13g) garlic cloves (, crushed); 1 (200g) medium onion (, roughly chopped); 1 teaspoon (2g) cumin seed (, ground); ½ - 1 teaspoon (1g - 2g) cinnamon powder ((or 1 cinnamon stick)); 2 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon (15ml) regular soy sauce; 55 ml orange juice from 1 fresh orange; Kosher salt; Ground black pepper; 8 - 12 corn tortillas; Salsa (pico de gallo); 1 lime

Instructions

Cook:1h 25min

How to make Instant Pot Carnitas: Easy Pork Carnitas Instant Pot recipe makes irresistibly delicious Crispy Mexican Pulled Pork. Juicy, tender, flavorful pork with browned crisped crust. Great for pork tacos, burritos, tamales, and nachos, serve it with rice and beans, and more!

Updated at: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 03:18:14 GMT