Grammy's Kitchen · Carnitas · Instant Pot Pork Carnitas
One of 91 carnitas recipes we measured
from www.thekitchn.com
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 | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 9% |
| 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.
| 4 medium limes | |
| 1 medium navel orange | |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic |
| 1701 g | 1 (3 1/2- to 4-pound) boneless pork shoulder or pork butt |
| 11 g | 1 tablespoon kosher salt |
| 2 g | 2 teaspoons dried oregano |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon vegetable oil |
| Serving options: warm tortillas, chopped onion, fresh cilantro, sliced avocado, lime wedges |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.thekitchn.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.