Pressure Cooker Pork Carnitas

Juicy and flavorful carnitas in under an hour! Perfect for taco Tuesday or any night.

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword carnitas tacos, instant pot carnitas, instant pot pork carnitas, instant pot pork tacos, pork tacos, pressure cooker carnitas, pressure cooker carnitas tacos

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Marinating Time 10

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 294kcal

Ingredients

2 1/2 pound pork butt
5 garlic cloves minced
1 cup chicken broth
2 chipotle peppers in adobo
2 bay leaves

Spice Rub

3 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Marinade

1/2 cup orange juice
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 cinnamon stick

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine salt, black pepper, cumin, oregano and garlic powder. Stir to combine.
3 teaspoons kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, 2 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon oregano, 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Cut pork butt into large chunks. Coat with spice mix from step one.
2 1/2 pound pork butt
Combine the orange juice, soy sauce and cinnamon stick inside of the bowl of the pressure cooker. Add pork pieces and marinate for 10 minutes.
1/2 cup orange juice, 1 Tablespoon soy sauce, 1 cinnamon stick
To the pot, add garlic cloves, chicken broth, peppers in adobo and bay leaves. Close and lock the lid and set to high pressure. Cook for 20 minutes on high. Let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes and then manually release the remaining pressure (keeping your hands and face away from the steam). Remove the bay leaves and then shred meat using two forks.
5 garlic cloves, 1 cup chicken broth, 2 chipotle peppers in adobo, 2 bay leaves

Notes

When calculating cooking time, please add 15-20 minutes to the stated time to account for the amount of time it takes for the pressure cooker to come up to pressure. This varies widely by models so it is not included in the overall cooking time listed here.
After releasing the pressure, you can crisp the cooked pork by either placing the chunks onto a baking sheet under the broiler for 5-7 minutes and then shredding or draining the liquid from the Instant Pot, switching it to the sauté function, and cooking for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently.

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