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Well hello, darling beautiful face. It’s a sad day today, mostly because we don’t have The Bachelor franchise to gossip about. What the hell else are we going to talk about?! Well, maybe it’s the first time I actually talk about a recipe. Who woulda thunk?
Not me. Talking about recipes is boring. EATING recipes is the absolute best. And I’ve been doing lots and lots of eating this past week. I’ve been in La Jolla and San Diego and trying every last bite of food possible. It’s quite lovely. But I’m super excited to get back home tonight to routine, more vegetables, and my puppy dog! The hotel I’m staying at right now is actually dog friendly and makes me want to bring Jackson every where with me. But I don’t know flying rules and I think he would freak TF out if I tried to put him in his crate and shove him under the seat. Jackson is too much of a spoiled only child for that.
Ok wait, back to the recipe. You guys requested instant pot recipes so I’ve been trying to come up with more and more which aren’t all soups and stews. I love soups and I love stews but it’s been 70 degree weather in Colorado lately and that kind of meal isn’t really appealing to me at the moment. So I thought why not try shredding up some meat and seeing what happens. Luckily, it worked out quite well and I wanted to make out with this pork. And I did. Gross. But no seriously, I couldn’t stop eating this. Which wasn’t helpful since I made Carnitas Nachos with this meat. Not to worry, I’ll be sharing that recipe on the blog tomorrow!
But wait, who cares about food. Let’s go back to The Bachelor franchise for just one hot second. So hopefully you follow Kaitlyn Bristowe on snapchat or instagram because I do and I totes want to talk about her freezing her eggs. From what I gather, it’s a sponsored type thing, but man it looks miserable. Like, REALLY miserable. And it got me thinking…should I freeze my eggs? I have no yearning to bear children in any near future, but that may change some day. But then again, I’m only 28. So I looked up Kaitlyn’s age and I think she’s only 30. Our eggs aren’t that far off from each other. They’re basically sorority sisters. Is everyone doing this now? Is it a thing? Tell me all the stuff you know! I need the lowdown!
But in the meantime, totally make these carnitas ASAP!
Instant Pot Carnitas
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork shoulder or butt, cubed
- 2 teaspoons smoked salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 white onion, roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 jalapeño, diced
- 2 bay leaves
- juice of 2 limes
- 1 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 cup bone broth
For garnishes
- lime wedges
- cilantro
Instructions
- Press Sauté function on instant pot. Once hot, add pork butt and brown on all sides for about 10 minutes. Add all of the rest of the ingredients and mix well to combine. Press cancel, secure lid, close off pressure valve then press manual to high pressure and press the up button until the time hits 30 minutes. Once time is up, let the pressure release on its own for 20 minutes, then remove lid.
- When the instant pot is slow releasing, turn oven on to broiler.
- Use a slotted spoon to remove the fall-apart meat and onions, and place on a baking sheet. Use two fork to pull apart the meat slightly. Squeeze fresh lime juice on top and place under the broiler to cook for just a few minutes or until the pork begins to brown and crisp.
- Garnish with fresh lime wedges and cilantro before serving!
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how would you adjust this for a slow cooker, I can not buy another appliance….no room!
Yes! I’m in the same boat, could we just do the same in a slow cooker and put it on high for 4hrs?
Hi Angela. I made a very similar recipe on Sunday in the crockpot. I didn’t cube the meat, but put it in whole with the fat cap up. I then cooked it on high for 6 hours and it was delicious! I’m sure you could cook it on low for 8 hours, but I wanted it done in time for dinner! Don’t forget to brown it when it’s done or when re-heating. The crispiness makes it so so good!
8 hours on low then into the broiler
Would you consider adding an extra line like this to your future instant pot recipes for those of us who aren’t in a position to invest in an Instant Pot? Thanks! Love everything you do!
maybe, but i don’t love giving recommendations for something i haven’t tried myself.
Ditto on this questions 🙂
Get rid of the slow cooker to make room for the Instant Pot. Problem solved. Seriously, this thing is awesome.
Absolutely true statement. I cook in this thing at LEAST twice a week!! Best investment I’ve made in a very long time, small appliance wise. Looove it!!
The instant pot also has a slow cooker setting so you really don’t need to have a separate slow cooker you will really love an instant pot!
Wow, that carnitas looks super yummy!!! Can’t wait to try it. Any new La Jolla or San Diego paleo/gf food finds?? I’m headed that way today!
check out my instagram for all the places i went this past week since my post won’t be up until next week!
I’m going out to San Diego/Carlsbad/La Jolla the first week of April so I’m really looking forward to hearing about your trip/food places.
i’ll be posting all about it next week!! la jolla is awesome!
I made this tonight and it is so good! I made a bowl a la chipotle with rice, sautéed peppers, this meat and avocado. One of the best meals I have had in awhile!
That might be the most beautiful picture of meat I’ve ever seen. Fer realz.
hahaha thanks, shary!
Juli- Why is no one saying anything about your egg predicament? I have three teenagers. I love them to pieces and always knew I wanted children. But I firmly believe too many people are having children that have no business doing so. Not to be judgie, more like it’s a FACT JACK! Kids are a life commitment. The amount of money we have put into their college funds would buy us a lovely vacation house. And do you know how we did that? We lived on a budget for years. No vacations for years. No extras. Now in hind sight I am okay with that because my kids are pretty damn spectacular and are going to be good human beings. But not everyone wants to, and that’s okay. I believe you know in your heart if you are up for having a child. Your husband works so much, you would be raising your child by yourself, which would suck. How much could it cost? Couple grand? Maybe do it as insurance just in case you change your mind. PS this recipe looks amazing. Jackson is enough…I promise.
Oh Miam !!! The pizza crust recipe from Juli Bauer’s paleo cookbook + this meat on top = perfect friday night dinner!
I started doing some digging after you mentioned the egg-freezing thing. (Never heard of this so I was curious) I think it’s Whitney’s (from Chris’ season) company. http://www.ovaeggfreezing.com Kaitlyn, Andi and Carly have video diaries on the website of their experience going through the process. Just another way for them to earn some money by promoting products. Seems like that’s all these ex-Bach people do.
I would like to substitute boneless chicken breasts for this recipe for the Instant Pot. How much time would you recommend?
I’m honestly not totally sure since i haven’t made it that way. but probably would only need 15 minutes on high pressure
Which salt variety did you use?
i linked the smoked salt i used!