Instant Pot Crispy Carnitas
Total Time
1 hour
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
55 minutes
Rating
4.9 out of 5 stars
(279)
Ingredients
6-8 servings
- 1 (4-5 pound) lean boneless pork roast, cut into 2-inch chunks (with excess fat trimmed off)
- fine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
- 1 batch mojo sauce (see below)
- for serving: chopped fresh cilantro, diced white or red onion, and/or fresh salsa (I used the pineapple salsa recipe included below)
- 1 cup beer (or chicken stock)
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
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Preparation
Chef’s notes
Pineapple Salsa:
To make the fresh pineapple salsa recipe, just mix together the follow ingredients until combined
2 cups finely-diced fresh pineapple
1/2 cup finely-chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup finely-diced red onion
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 jalapeño, seeded and finely-diced
fine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper, to taste
Recipe updates:
The amount of cumin was increased and the amount of garlic decreased slightly in January 2021.