Instant Pot Carnitas (Crispy Mexican Pulled Pork)

Instant Pot Carnitas (Crispy Mexican Pulled Pork)
By pressurecookrecipes.com

Easy Instant Pot Carnitas Recipe (Pressure Cooker Carnitas): Cut short cooking time & make this crispy and Juicy Mexican Pulled Pork! Perfect with tacos, burritos, or tamales.

Prep time: 00:10 minutes
Cook time: 00:75 minutes
Total time: 00:85 minutes

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:
3 ¼ pounds (~1475g) pork shoulder meat (pork butt meat), cut into 2 – 2¼ inches cubes
200ml (~4/5 cup) unsalted chicken stock
Marinade :
4 (13g) garlic cloves, crushed
1 (200g) medium onion, roughly chopped
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Instructions:

Prepare Pork Shoulder Meat: Remove rind and bone from the pork shoulder meat. Cut pork shoulder meat into cubes (~2 inches). Keep the excess fat.

Marinate Pork Shoulder Cubes: Place pork shoulder cubes & fat into the Instant Pot’s inner pot. Season very generously with kosher salt and ground black pepper. Add 4 crushed garlic cloves, chopped onion, 1 tsp (2g) ground cumin, 1 tsp (2g) cinnamon powder, 2 bay leaves, 1 tbsp (15ml) light soy sauce, and juice (55ml) from 1 orange to the inner pot. Mix well and let the meat marinate for 20 minutes.

Pressure Cook Pork Shoulder Cubes: Pour ~4/5 cup (200ml) unsalted chicken stock in the inner pot. Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 30 minutes + 15 minutes Natural Release. Release the remaining pressure after 15 minutes and open the lid carefully.

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