Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Instant Pot Beef Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.tasteofhome.com
It ranks #3 of 91 for tenderness among the carnitas recipes we compared. 2 cooks on www.tasteofhome.com rate it 4.5★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 91.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 7% |
| fat | 2% | 0% |
| aromatics | 18% | 9% |
| sweetener | 2% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 23 g | 2 tablespoons kosher salt |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon ground cumin |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon smoked paprika |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon chili powder |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon ground mustard |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 1361 g | 1 boneless beef chuck roast (3 pounds) |
| 41 g | 3 tablespoons canola oil |
| 300 g | 2 large sweet onion, thinly sliced |
| 3 poblano peppers, seeded and thinly sliced | |
| 30 g | 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, finely chopped |
| 454 g | 1 jar (16 ounces) salsa |
| 16 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed | |
| 339 g | 3 cups crumbled queso fresco or shredded Monterey Jack cheese |
| Optional toppings: Cubed avocado, sour cream and minced fresh cilantro |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.tasteofhome.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.