Instant Pot Carnitas

drstratton

By: Rene' Stratton

• One 4 pound pork shoulder or butt, fat trimmed (optional) and cut into 2 inch pieces

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 tablespoon oil (I use bacon grease or Lard)

• 2 cups water (or beer)

• ¾ cup orange juice (~2 oranges)

• ¼ cup lime juice (~2 limes)

• 4 cloves garlic, chopped

• 1 tablespoon Tajin Clasico Seasoning w/lime or chili powder

• 1 teaspoon cumin

• 1 teaspoon oregano

• ½ teaspoon pepper

Season the pork with the salt.

Heat the oil. add the pork, sear on all sides.

Add 1 cup water and scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pan.

Add everything to the IP, cook on high 75mins, NPR 15 min.

Remove the pork from the liquid and set aside to cool before shredding!

Meanwhile, simmer the liquid to reduce to 1 cup.

Mix the liquid into the pork, spread it out in a single layer on baking sheet, broil until crispy on top, about 4 to 6 minutes, flip and broil until crispy, about 4 to 6 minutes.

Enjoy by itself or in tacos, burritos, quesadillas, etc.

Option: If you want to skip browning the meat, you can, but this adds a lot of flavor.

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