Instant Pot Carnitas
Medium Beverage

Instant Pot Carnitas

Total Time
53 min
23m prep ยท 30m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
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Difficulty
Medium
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Instant Pot carnitas are easy to make with pork shoulder, orange juice, and spices. You just need a little patience for the pressure to release naturally, but you'll be rewarded with fall-apart tender pork. Perfect for tacos, nachos, burritos, and more!

Ingredients

  • 1 pork butt roast , 6 pound
  • 1.5 tablespoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 0.5 teaspoons chile powder
  • 0.5 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil , or more to taste
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 onion , coarsely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic , diced, or more to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Trim excess fat from pork butt; cut pork into 2-inch cubes and transfer to a large bowl.

  2. 2

    Combine salt, oregano, cumin, black pepper, chile powder, and paprika in a small bowl. Rub pork cubes with spice mixture. Coat seasoned pork cubes lightly in olive oil; transfer to a pressure cooker. Cover pork cubes with orange juice, onion, and garlic.

  3. 3

    Cover pork cubes with orange juice, onion, and garlic.

  4. 4

    Place lid on the pressure cooker and lock; bring to full pressure over medium heat until pork is no longer pink in the center, about 60 minutes. Let pressure come down naturally, about 15 minutes.

  5. 5

    Remove pork from the pressure cooker and shred meat.

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