Pork Carnitas in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker

Name: Pork Carnitas in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Serves 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 1/2 lbs pork (leg, bone-in rib, loin, or flank); 1 onion, quartered; 4 garlic cloves; 3-4 whole allspice berries; 1 pinch thyme; 1 pinch marjoram; 2 bay leaves; Juice of 1 orange; 1/4 cup evaporated milk (60 ml); 1/3 cup cola (such as Coca-Cola); 1 splash Maggi seasoning sauce; 2 tablespoons coarse salt; 1 cup lard (about 225 grams)

Una mamá con prisas @unamamaconprisas

No introduction needed—a carnitas taco is always welcome.

Una mamá con prisas @unamamaconprisas

No introduction needed—a carnitas taco is always welcome.

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Ingredients

60 minutes

Serves 6 servings

4 1/2 lbspork (leg, bone-in rib, loin, or flank)
1onion, quartered
4garlic cloves
3-4whole allspice berries
1 pinchthyme
1 pinchmarjoram
2bay leaves
Juice of 1 orange
1/4 cupevaporated milk (60 ml)
1/3 cupcola (such as Coca-Cola)
1 splashMaggi seasoning sauce
2 tablespoonscoarse salt
1 cuplard (about 225 grams)

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Steps

60 minutes

1

Set the Instant Pot to sauté and add the lard. Once melted and hot, sear the pork in batches, setting each batch aside in a skillet until all the meat is browned. If using the stovetop, do the same in a pressure cooker.
2

Once all the pork is seared and set aside, add the quartered onion to the lard and sauté until it starts to break down. Spread the onion across the bottom to make a bed, then add the pork and the rest of the ingredients to the pot.
3

Turn off sauté mode, close the lid, and set to pressure cook for 50 minutes. If using a stovetop pressure cooker, cook the pork at medium heat under pressure for about 60 to 80 minutes.
4

You can serve the carnitas as is, or crisp them up for a few minutes in an air fryer, oven, or skillet.
5

Serve with cilantro, onion, salsa, avocado, or your favorite toppings.
6

Enjoy!