Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Name: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
Prep time: 10 h
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 10 h 8 min
Yield: 7 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 lbs boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat; 3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth; 3/4 cup fresh orange juice; 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 2 teaspoons salt (to taste); 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 small yellow onion, chopped; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil; warmed corn tortilla, diced yellow onions, and cilantro for serving

Submitted by AmyZoe

"This was terrific. Recipe courtesy of Cooking Classy. We added 3 or 4 cinnamon sticks, but recipe posted as written."

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Ready In:: 10hrs 8mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 7

ingredients

3 lbs boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat
³⁄₄ cup low sodium chicken broth
³⁄₄ cup fresh orange juice
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cayenne pepper to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 small yellow onion, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons vegetable oil
warmed corn tortilla, diced yellow onions, and cilantro for serving

directions

Slow cooker method:
Place pork in slow cooker. Pour in chicken broth, orange juice, and lime juice.
Sprinkle in salt, pepper, cumin, oregano, coriander, chili powder, cayenne pepper, onions, and garlic.
Cover and cook on low heat for 8 hours.
Leave liquid in slow cooker, remove pork and shred with 2 forks.
Spray a rimmed 18x13 inch baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray (I use butter wrappers instead from my butter cubes).
Place pork on baking sheet, pour over 1 cup reserved broth (try and strain out onions when lading broth), drizzle with oil and toss and spread into an even layer.
Position oven rack near broiler and preheat broiler to high.
Broil until pork is browned and crispy in places about 3 to 6 minutes.
Serve warm with tortillas and desired toppings.
Instant Pot method:
Cut pork into 4 chunks and place pork in Instant Pot, pour over chicken broth, orange juice, and lime juice.
Sprinkle in salt, pepper, cumin, oregano, coriander, chili powder, cayenne pepper, onions, and garlic.
Cover and seal lid (make sure valve is set to sealing position), press manual or high pressure, and select 60 minutes.
Once cooking is done, let pressure come down naturally for 10 minutes then use quick release method to release any remaining cooking pressure.
Once steaming has stopped, remove pork from pressure cooker while leaving broth in pressure cooker.
Shred pork and proceed with broiling method above.
Instant Pot method will take approximately 80 minutes plus 10 minutes prep.

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Reviews

Amazing recipe! I made this in the instant pot and it was some of the best carnitas we've ever had.

DeliciousAsItLooks
We tried these in the InstaPot last night! AMAZING!!! The pork was so tender that I couldn't even grab it with the tongs. I realized half way through making this that I didn't have any ground coriander so I continued without it and it was still delicious. I'll be adding this to our recipe book.

grmsocialmedia
This was so good! Followed recipe for the instant pot. Was better than carnitas at restaurant.

aboothby65

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AmyZoe

Nampa, Idaho

I love to try new recipes, and this is a wonderful site to find new additions. I rarely make the same thing twice because it's so much fun to try something different. My life long dream is to travel the world and eat my way around it.

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