Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Instant Pot Carnitas
One of 40 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.allrecipes.com
477 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 40.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 12% |
| fat | 1% | 1% |
| aromatics | 6% | 8% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 2722 g | 1 (6 pound) pork butt roast |
| 27 g | 1.5 tablespoons salt |
| 4 g | 1 tablespoon dried oregano |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground cumin |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 0.5 teaspoon chile powder | |
| 1 g | 0.5 teaspoon paprika |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil, or more to taste |
| 1 cup orange juice | |
| 150 g | 1 onion, coarsely chopped |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic, diced, or more to taste |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I got an insta-pot for Christmas from my son and this was the second recipe I tried because I had a Pork Butt in the fridge. I cooked it per the recipe except I did 1/2 a cup OJ and 1/2 cup broth (ran out of OJ). Had to add more broth to cover the meat since i” — a cook, 5.0★
“Excellent! I scaled the spices for a 2-1/2 lb. roast and added 1 tsp. coriander per a friend's recommendation. The seasonings were spot on! I have an electric pressure cooker, The Instant Pot and I seared the meat in the pot prior to setting on high pressure f” — a cook, 5.0★