Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Instant Pot Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from therecipecritic.com
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 91.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 12% | 7% |
| fat | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 16% | 9% |
| acid | 12% | 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.
| 2041 g | 4-5 pounds pork shoulder (cut into 2 inch pieces) |
| 12 g | 2 teaspoons salt |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon vegetable oil |
| 150 g | 1 onion chopped |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 240 g | 1 cup chicken stock |
| 170 g | 1 6 ounce can tomato paste |
| 184 g | 3/4 cup orange juice |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup lime juice |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons cumin |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon oregano |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon pepper |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon chili powder |
Method: 11 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“You don’t say whether to pressure cook the pork on high or low. Also, trying to sear the pork while the onion and garlic are in the pot tends to burn the bottom of the pot. I’d recommend removing the sautéed onion/garlic before searing the pork, then adding it” — a cook
“Hi! This recipe sounds truly delicious. However I do not have an Instant Pot and given how many utensils I already have I do not wish to buy one. May I do this recipe in a slow cooker? Many thanks!” — a cook