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Instant Pot Carnitas

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authentic and delicious carnitas in the Instant Pot

Ingredients

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  • 3–4 pound boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1–2 inch chunks
  • salt and pepper
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half (optional)
  • 1 medium orange, quartered

Instructions

  1. Layer chunks of pork in Instant Pot, being sure to season each layer with salt and pepper. Add garlic cloves, bay leaves, and cinnamon stick (if used) to the top. Over the top, squeeze the orange quarters over the pork and nestle juiced quarters into the pork. Set Instant Pot to Manual for 70 minutes at High Pressure. You can also cover with foil and bake at 275 degrees until pork is fork tender, about 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
  2. Once pork is done, using a mesh strainer, strain the pork from the liquid and pour onto empty baking sheet. Remove the bay leaves, orange pieces, and cinnamon sticks from the pork. Shred the pork into chunks with two forks, this should be easy to do as the pork is tender.
  3. Place baking sheet with shredded pork in the oven under broil. Broil until pork is brown and begins to crisp, about 6 minutes. Remove pork and give it a good stir exposing non-crispy parts. Add back to oven and broil again for 6 more minutes until crisp.
  4. Serve with favorite taco toppings and enjoy!

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