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HELLO and welcome back to my channel today we are making Instant Pot Super Tender Pork Carnitas. they were a hit at my party! if you would like to help. Tender carnitas tenderloin tacos with soft vegan flatbread are he best. These shredded carnitas are made in the oven to make them nice and soft.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have super tender carnitas using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Super Tender Carnitas:
- Take 3.5 pounds pork shoulder, cut into 1.5"chunks
- Take 2 teaspoons salt to start
- Take 1 onion, peeled and sliced into 1/2" strips
- Make ready 6 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- Get optional: 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 Tablespoon dried oregano
- Get 1 large orange
- Get 1 large lime
- Take 2 bay leaves
- Get 1.5 cups water
- Take 1 Tablespoon distilled white or apple cider vinegar (makes it extra tender)
We are making tender carnitas tenderloin tacos with soft vegan flatbread. These carnitas are tender, juicy, and full of flavor; they're made with economical pork tenderloin and produce These carnitas are tender and moist, and crazy easy and quick to make in the Instant Pot. This Instant Pot Carnitas recipe is amazing! Seriously fall-apart tender and can be used in a variety of recipes.
Steps to make Super Tender Carnitas:
- Cut your pork into roughly 1.5" chunks and season with the salt. Then, in a large pot preheated to medium high with about a teaspoon of oil, sear on two sides in 2 or 3 equal batches for about 3 minutes per side, until they have a good brown crust on them.
- Throw all the seared carnitas back into the pot and add onion, garlic, bay leaves (and optional cumin and oregano) into the pot and mix, letting the onions saute until they start to turn translucent. (A minute or two.)
- Squeeze all the juice from the orange and lime into the pot then add the water and vinegar.
- Bring to a boil, covered, for a minute or so. Once it's been boiling for a minute, turn the heat down to medium low and simmer, completely covered, for 45 to 60 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Maybe every 15 minutes or so.) - - Check the seasoning at this point - you might like more salt or a little more acid from the citrus. - - Then simmer for another 15 minutes with the lid askew.
- Your carnitas should be moist, delicious, and fork tender by this point. Enjoy!
Your carnitas should be super tender and will probably fall apart nice and easy for you. These pork carnitas would take all day in my crockpot. But these Instant Pot carnitas cook in only Super easy and not something I would have guessed I was capable of making! Healthy Chicken Carnitas- cook these in an Instant Pot, on the stove top, or bake in a Dutch Oven I have tried a few of your other recipes as well and everything has been spot on, fresh and super tasty! Delicious tender, crispy pork carnitas made easy by seasoning a pork roast or Boston butt with Mexican spices, cooking in the slow cooker then getting those famous crispy bits by.
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