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Instant Pot Crispy Carnitas Recipe

 ·  ☕ 3 min read  ·  ✍️ Shawn Jennings

Instant Pot Crispy Carnitas
Instant Pot Crispy Carnitas

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, instant pot crispy carnitas. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Instant Pot Crispy Carnitas is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Instant Pot Crispy Carnitas is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have instant pot crispy carnitas using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Instant Pot Crispy Carnitas:
  1. Prepare 1 (4-5 lb) Pork Shoulder - cut into 2 inch chunks (cut fat off)
  2. Take 1 tbsp Avocado Oil or Olive Oil
  3. Take 1 batch Mojo Sauce (see Mojo Sauce Ingredients)
  4. Prepare 1 bundle Cilantro, diced
  5. Make ready Mojo Sauce Ingredients:
  6. Make ready 1 cup Beer or Chicken Stock
  7. Prepare 6 cloves Garlic, minced
  8. Make ready 1/2 cup fresh Orange Juice
  9. Prepare 1/4 cup fresh Lime Juice
  10. Prepare 2 tbsps Ground Cumin
  11. Take 1 tsp Dried Oregano or Italian Seasoning
  12. Take 1 tsp Salt
  13. Take 1 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions to make Instant Pot Crispy Carnitas:
  1. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the Mojo Sauce ingredients. Set aside until ready to use.
  2. Season pork chunks on all sides with salt and pepper.
  3. Click the Sauté setting on the Instant Pot. Add the oil, followed by half of the pork chunks, sear all sides, turning every 45-60 secs, until the pork is browned. Transfer seared pork onto a separate bowl. Repeat with the remaining pork chunks. Once all chunks have been browned, press Cancel to turn off the heat.
  4. Pour in the Mojo sauce, and toss briefly to combine with the seared pork. Close lid securely and set vent to Seal.
  5. Cook on high pressure or set to pressure cook Pork for 30 minutes, followed by a release of 15 minutes.
  6. Set the oven to Broil on High.
  7. Remove the lid to the Instant Pot. Take two forks and start shredding the pork.
  8. Transfer shredded pork with a slotted spoon to a large baking sheet. Spoon about a third of the leftover juices evenly on top of the pork and toss to combine.
  9. Broil for 4-5 minutes, or until the edges of the pork begin browning and crisping up. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, ladle another spoonful of the juices onto the pork and toss to combine.
  10. Broil pork for another 4-5 minutes. Remove the pork from the oven. Ladle another spoonful of the remaining juices onto the pork. Toss to combine.
  11. Sprinkle chopped Cilantro, then serve with tacos, burritos, salads, enchiladas, fajitas and so much more. Enjoy!
  12. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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