Instant Pot Carnitas

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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!

Prep
23 min
Cook
30 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium

Ingredients

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.

Nutrition per serving

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