{ COOKING VIDEO }
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!
____________
You May Also Like:
Crockpot Carne Asada Loaded Fries
______________
Click Here To Get All My PaleOMG Recipes Into Your Meal Planner With Real Plans!
I may be compensated through my affiliate links in this post, but all opinions are my own. This compensation helps with expenses to keep this blog up and running!
Hey Juli! Haven’t tried this recipe yet but it looks amazing, as usual!! I know you don’t like to make suggestions on things you haven’t personally tried but I am allergic to oranges so I was wondering if there’s a different juice or maybe even a broth you would suggest instead of the OJ…I am not allergic to grapefruit but I was thinking that might be a little too tart…thoughts?
Thanks!!!
grapefruit would definitely work, you may just need a little extra sweetener to offset the tart
I paired these bad boys with Nom Nom’s MexiCauli Rice, and I am having the time of my life chowing down today! Thanks, Juli!
yayyyy!! Michelle Tam’s recipes are seriously the best!
My husband, every time I cook:”Honey, don’t make so much food, we never eat leftover.”
My husband, when I made this:”Honey, you need to make way more of this so we have leftovers next time.”
Absolutely DELICIOUS!
hahahaha that’s awesome!!
Excellent recipe. I used leftover to make taco soup. Awesome!
glad you liked it Linda!
I got an instant pot for Christmas and have had so many fails already lol but this was a win and I’m so pumped! It was totally delicious and now I have faith in my instant pot again. My boyfriend also already asked if we could “add it to the rotation” – thanks for the great recipe!
i seriously make my carnitas almost every week!! so glad you liked the recipe!! try out the gnocchi soup and tomato soup recipes too!!
This looks awesome! Can you tell me what type of broth you are using? Chicken or beef?
i’ve honestly used both and really don’t notice the difference, so whatever you prefer!
I’m planning to make this tonight–I’ve seen you post on IG stories that you use the leftover broth to make Ramen. Can you save a post on your page or let me know what you do with the leftover broth?
i haven’t made a full recipe for it yet. i just strain the liquid then i add some asian ingredients like coconut aminos, fish sauce, sriracha and rice vinegar and cook it all up!
Love cooking with my instant pot, but did I do something wrong? I cooked it as stated in the recipe, let it release on its own. When I went to shred it did not shred. I cut into it and the meat was pretty raw so its going back in for another 10 minutes because I do not know how much longer to cook it. Any idea what went wrong?
I have absolutely no clue. did you cube the meat?
This was amazing! Made it last night. If only i could post a picture here, it would be worth more than my words! Great recipe!
awesome!! so glad to hear it Natalie!! thanks for trying out my recipes!!
OMG, this recipe exceeded my expectations!! Not only was it absolutely delish, but I LOVE how easy it was!! I was actually drinking the juice as I was putting leftovers in the fridge ? We used green chiles instead of jalapeños and I added an extra bay leaf. I was hoping I wouldn’t like this so much because quality pork butt can be hard to find, but now I’m hooked.
awesome!! so glad to hear it Andrea!!
Can this recipe be doubled !
V
I’m sure it can, I just haven’t tried it that way myself