Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Instant Pot Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.delish.com
It ranks #1 of 91 for gravy quality among the carnitas recipes we compared. 18 cooks on www.delish.com rate it 4.7★.
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 | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 12% | 9% |
| acid | 27% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1361 g | 3 lb. skinless, boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2" pieces |
| 369 g | 1 1/2 c. orange juice |
| 5 g | 2 tsp. ancho chili powder |
| 150 g | 1 large onion, quartered |
| 45 g | 3 jalapeños, halved lengthwise |
| 18 g | 6 cloves garlic |
| 5 g | 2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper |
| 2 g | 1 tsp. ground cumin |
| 1 cinnamon stick | |
| 4 g | 1 tbsp. dried oregano |
| 1/2 tsp. ground cloves | |
| 10 g | 2 1/2 tsp. kosher salt |
| Tortillas, for serving | |
| Sour cream, for serving | |
| Thinly sliced cabbage, for serving | |
| Pickled red onion, for serving | |
| Hot sauce, for serving |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.delish.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“These were tasty! I couldn't get ahold of a pork shoulder so ended up using a 3lb pork loin and it worked just as well. I also didn't have 1/2 tsp. ground cloves so I used 1/4 tsp. of nutmeg instead and it turned out great. I broiled on high for 5 min, then to” — a cook, 5★
“Really, really good and the prep time was minimal. Other recipes ask you to sear the chunks of meat first which I think is completely unnecessary after following this recipe and tasting the results. We reserved the liquid and put it all together in a bowl and ” — a cook, 5★