Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Instant Pot Carnitas
One of 40 carnitas recipes we measured
12 cooks on www.dinneratthezoo.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 40.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 13% | 12% |
| fat | 1% | 1% |
| aromatics | 9% | 8% |
| acid | 3% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon vegetable oil |
| 1814 g | 4 pounds pork shoulder (cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces) |
| salt and pepper to taste | |
| 150 g | 1 onion (peeled and quartered) |
| 15 g | 1 jalapeno (stem removed, halved, seeds and ribs removed) |
| 240 g | 1 cup chicken broth |
| 13 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic (minced) |
| 1/2 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed) | |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon chili powder |
| chopped cilantro and lime wedges for garnish (optional) | |
| cooking spray |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.dinneratthezoo.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I just love your recipe for making Cuban sandwiches, I just bought a shoulder, going to make this I have everything in the house and love orange better than lime for the mojo thanks for this recipe” — a cook, 5.0★
“Enjoyed this for dinner last night and it does not disappoint! Turned out perfectly tender and juicy; worthy of a restaurant, indeed!” — a cook, 5.0★