The easiest Instant Pot Carnitas - juicy, quick, and just a few simple ingredients to the perfect weeknight meal. These carnitas are great in tacos, enchiladas, burritos or salads.
Provided by Steph
Categories Main Course Dinner
Yield 6-8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut pork into 2" cubes and place in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and paprika. Toss pork with olive oil, then sprinkle spice mixture overtop and toss again.
- Place pork in the instant pot, then add orange juice, onion, and garlic.
- Place lid on instant pot and move vent to SEALING.
- Cook on MANUAL on HIGH PRESSURE for about 60 minutes until the pork is cooked all the way through.
- QUICK RELEASE pressure, then remove pork from the Instant Pot with a slotted spoon and shred.
Nutrition Facts : Servingsize 1 serving, Calories 3478 kcal, Fat 259 g, SaturatedFat 87 g, Cholesterol 966 mg, Sodium 5649 mg, Carbohydrate 34 g, Sugar 28 g, Protein 236 mg
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Genius Alfred
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! I'll definitely be making it again.
Tryeeanna Johnson
[email protected]I'm so glad I found this recipe! I've been looking for a good carnitas recipe for a long time.
Evsu Shhd
[email protected]I'm going to try this recipe again, but I'm going to make some changes.
Ismail Wattu
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my carnitas turned out tough.
Md jibon Dk
[email protected]Overall, I thought this was a good recipe, but I would make a few changes next time.
Fattin Purez
[email protected]I would have liked the recipe to include more instructions on how to shred the meat.
JamJam
[email protected]I thought the recipe was a bit too salty.
Kember Andueza
[email protected]The carnitas were a little dry for my taste, but the flavor was still good.
Abdullah Al Ghamdi
[email protected]I love that this recipe uses simple ingredients that I always have on hand.
Ebenezer Addai
[email protected]This is my go-to recipe for carnitas. It's so simple and the results are always delicious.
Joey Ocean
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times now and it's always a crowd-pleaser.
Issahaku Haruna
[email protected]The carnitas were a hit at my party! Everyone loved them.
Om Kumar roy
[email protected]I love how easy this recipe is to make. I just threw everything in the Instant Pot and let it do its thing. The carnitas came out perfect!
Rao Intzar
[email protected]These carnitas were amazing! The meat was so tender and juicy, and the flavor was perfect. I will definitely be making this again.