Instant Pot Carnitas

Name: Instant Pot Carnitas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 8 pounds boneless pork shoulder (cut into 2-pound pieces); 6 tablespoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons chili powder; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 4 tablespoons dried oregano; 2 cups yellow onion (chopped); 2 tablespoons garlic (minced); 4 navel oranges (cut in half); 2 lime(s) (cut in half); 1 can ginger ale (12 ounces, may substitute 1 ½ cups of lemon, lime, orange, or apple juice); 4 sticks ground cinnamon; 4 bay leaves

11 steps

Prep:10minCook:1h 40min

The authentic taste of Mexican carnitas with incredibly juicy pulled pork and golden crispy edges.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:07:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories308.6 kcal (15%)

Total Fat18.9 g (27%)

Carbs6.9 g (3%)

Sugars3.5 g (4%)

Protein26.9 g (54%)

Sodium1509 mg (75%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

8 poundsboneless pork shoulder

cut into 2-pound pieces

6 tablespoonskosher salt

2 teaspoonsground black pepper

2 tablespoonschili powder

2 teaspoonsground cumin

4 tablespoonsdried oregano

2 cupsyellow onion

chopped

2 tablespoonsgarlic

1 canginger ale

may substitute 1 1/2 cups of lemon, lime, orange, or apple juice

4 stickscinnamon

powder

4bay leaves

Instructions

Step 1

Place the pork shoulder into the Instant Pot.

Step 2

Spread all ingredients over the top of the pork shoulder.

Step 3

Squeeze juice from the oranges and limes over the pork before placing the rinds into the pot.

Step 4

Pour the can of ginger ale over the pork shoulder.

Step 5

Cook on 'Manual' or 'Pressure Cook', 'High Pressure' for 100 minutes.

Step 6

Once the Instant Pot has completed cooking, use the natural pressure release NPR method. I usually let it NPR for 25 minutes and then release any remaining pressure.

Step 7

Ensure that all the pressure has been released before opening the pot.

Step 8

Carefully remove the pork from the Instant Pot and discard the remaining liquid.

Step 9

Place on a cutting board and shred.

Step 10

For crispy edges, brown your shredded pork in a skillet for a few minutes before serving.

Step 11

You now have delicious pork carnitas. Enjoy!

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