Instant Pot Carnitas

Instant Pot Carnitas

from 40aprons.com
Main Course
31 min
4 servings
377 kcal / serving

These carnitas are tender and moist, and crazy easy and quick to make in the Instant Pot.

Ingredients

  • 2 poundsboneless pork tenderloin (, excess fat trimmed, cubed)
  • 1 ½ tablespoonolive oil or avocado oil plus more for browning
  • 1 ½ teaspoonground cumin
  • 1 teaspoonsalt
  • 1 teaspoonground chipotle chile pepper
  • ½ teaspoonblack pepper
  • 1onion (, peeled, quartered)
  • 4garlic cloves (, minced)
  • 2 teaspoonsdried oregano
  • 1cinnamon stick
  • 1 cupfresh orange juice
  • ⅓ cupfresh lime juice

Directions

  1. 1

    Mix all rub ingredients together, minus pork tenderloin, and rub onto pork tenderloin. You can let this sit and dry marinade for up to two hours; if you have the time, I highly recommend it. Otherwise, continue on with the directions.

  2. 2

    Turn your Instant Pot on Sauté mode and add a drizzle of olive oil or avocado oil to coat the bottom of the pot. Add rubbed pork tenderloin and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned on all sides.

  3. 3

    Add all cooking juice ingredients to the Instant Pot over the browned pork. Secure lid and cook on Manual at high pressure for 15 minutes. Quick release, remove the pork and shred (or use a potato masher to shred).

  4. 4

    Preheat your broiler. Place amount of carnitas to be served on a parchment-lined baking sheet and ladle with a bit of cooking juice. Broil 5 minutes, watching so as not to burn. Serve.