Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Instant Pot Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
24 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 91.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 13% | 7% |
| fat | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 17% | 9% |
| acid | 5% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 150 g | 1 red onion |
| 82 g | 1/3 cup lime juice (2 to 3 limes) |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
| Optional: 1 teaspoon cilantro (finely chopped) | |
| 1814 g | 1 (4-pound) boneless pork shoulder |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil |
| 2 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano ( Mexican or regular dried) |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground cumin |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons kosher salt |
| 15 g | 1 jalapeño pepper, cut into rings |
| 150 g | 1 onion (medium; peeled and quartered) |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 2 oranges | |
| 2 limes | |
| 240 g | 1 cup chicken stock |
| Tortillas ( flour or soft corn , warmed) | |
| Garnish: lime wedges | |
| Garnish: cilantro leaves | |
| Garnish: radish slices | |
| Garnish: diced tomatoes (or salsa) |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.