The Best Carnitas

Name: The Best Carnitas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 lb pork shoulder/butt cubed, well marbled; 1 medium onion chopped; 0.5 juice of 1/2 orange (about 1/4 cup) orange juice; 0.5 cup coke (coke zero preferred); 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 tbsp oregano (Mexican preferred); 2 tsp ground cayenne pepper; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 bay leaves

Make easy, foolproof carnitas in the Instant Pot, then crisp them in a skillet for juicy, taqueria-style flavor.

total: 1 hr
prep: 15 min
cook: 45 min
servings: 12

Original recipe on iamafoodblog.com

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getsaucepan.com/r/788ca265-3fc2-4e2c-8837-1964117ec74d · Original: https://iamafoodblog.com/wprm_print/the-best-carnitas-recipe