# Instant Pot Carnitas

This recipe shows how to make delicious carnitas in an Instant Pot.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 lbs pork shoulder butt roast
- 2 tbsp lard
- 1 lb lard
- 5 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 half onion
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp thyme
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp rosemary
- 1 orange
- 0.5 cup evaporated milk

## Instructions

1. Cut 3 lbs of pork shoulder butt roast into small squares.
2. Season the pork with salt and black pepper.
3. In a pressure cooker, melt 2 tbsp of lard.
4. Sear the pork pieces in batches, ensuring not to overcrowd the pressure cooker.
5. After searing, add 1 lb of lard to the pressure cooker and allow it to melt, scraping the bottom of the pot.
6. Return the seared pork to the pressure cooker.
7. Add 1/2 cup of evaporated milk, 1/2 onion, 6 garlic cloves, 2 bay leaves, 2 tsp oregano, 1 tsp thyme, 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 1/2 tsp rosemary, and the juice and half of the peel of 1 orange to the pressure cooker.
8. Mix everything together.
9. Cover the pressure cooker, set it to sealing, cancel the sauté setting, switch to pressure cooker, and cook for 30 minutes.
10. Allow the carnitas to sit for 10 minutes, then release the leftover steam from the Instant Pot.
11. Open the pressure cooker and remove the carnitas.
12. Mash down the carnitas using tongs to shred them.
13. Broil the shredded carnitas in the oven for 3 minutes.

## Equipment

- pressure cooker
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjeaTq7m/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/08c6584b-bfaa-4b1d-b6e6-95d05ed3c3bd
- Extracted: 2025-04-10

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