# Crispy Carnitas Tacos

These crispy carnitas tacos are made by cubing pork booty, seasoning it, and pressure cooking it in an Instant Pot with citrus and aromatics, then broiling to crispy perfection.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- pork booty
- lard
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- cumin
- dried oregano
- dried thyme
- bay leaves
- salt
- pepper
- 2 orange
- 1 lime
- 1 head garlic
- 1 onion
- Pepsi
- corn tortilla
- Oaxaca cheese

## Instructions

1. Cube up the pork booty into generally same-sized pieces.
2. Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode.
3. Add some lard to the preheating Instant Pot.
4. Sear the pork in batches until it has a nice color, making sure not to overcrowd the pot.
5. Add all the seared pork back into the Instant Pot.
6. Season the pork with garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, dried oregano, dried thyme, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
7. Squeeze the juice from two oranges over the meat and add the orange peels.
8. Squeeze the juice from one lime over the meat and add the lime peel.
9. Add a head of garlic and a roughly chopped onion to the pot.
10. Pour in some Pepsi.
11. Cover the Instant Pot and pressure cook on high for an hour.
12. Once cooked, vent the Instant Pot to release the pressure.
13. Open the lid and remove the tender pork to a sheet tray.
14. Shred the pork on the sheet tray and ladle some of the cooking juices over it.
15. Broil the shredded pork for a few minutes until crispy.
16. Grate Oaxaca cheese onto a corn tortilla in a pan.
17. Add the crispy carnitas onto the cheese and tortilla.
18. Fold the tortilla and continue cooking until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is crispy.

## Equipment

- Instant Pot
- cutting board
- knife
- tongs
- sheet tray
- broiler
- ladle
- pan
- grater

## Tips

- Do not overcrowd the pan when searing the meat.
- Pepsi is preferred over coke for flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6baHXNG/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4113b33d-e158-429d-87d0-8f0c5ec9cc46
- Extracted: 2025-08-26

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