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Instant Pot Pork Carnitas.

You can have Instant Pot Pork Carnitas using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Instant Pot Pork Carnitas

1. It's 2 1/2 lbs of boneless pork shoulder (Boston butt).
2. You need 2 tsp of kosher salt.
3. You need to taste of black pepper.
4. You need 6 cloves of garlic.
5. It's 1 1/2 tsp of ground cumin.
6. Prepare 1 packet of sazon.
7. You need 1/2 tsp of oregano.
8. It's 3/4 cup of chicken broth.
9. Prepare 3 of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (or 3 tbsp pureed.
10. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
11. Prepare 1/4 tsp of dry adobo seasoning.
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.

Instant Pot Pork Carnitas step by step

1. Season pork shoulder with pepper and salt, then sear in instant pot with saute function until browned on all sides.
2. Allow meat to cool, then use a sharp knife to cut into meat and insert slivers of garlic throughout.
3. Combine cumin, sazon, oregano, dry adobo seasoning, and garlic powder, and rub into meat on all sides.
4. Add chicken broth, bay leaves, and Chipotle peppers to the pot. Cook using the meat function on high pressure for 45 minutes..