Easy Instant Pot Whole30 Carnitas

Name: Easy Instant Pot Whole30 Carnitas
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6-7 pound boneless pork butt shoulder; 2 tablespoons salt; 2 tablespoons cooking oil such as extra-light tasting olive oil

2 mins prepServes 6

These Easy Instant Pot Whole30 Carnitas from the Whole Smiths are a breeze to make and perfect to make ahead to use in recipes throughout the week. Paleo and gluten-free.

6 servings

What you need

7 lb boneless pork shoulder

2 tbsp salt, more for seasoning to taste later

2 tbsp light olive oil, avocado oil or coconut oil

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1 Add the pork butt shoulder to your Instant Pot along with the 2 tablespoons of salt and fill the Instant Pot about 2/3 of the way up the pork with water.
2 Set your Instant Pot to the Meat / Stew setting on high pressure for 120 minutes and start.
3 Once the meat has finished in the Instant Pot, heat a medium sized cast iron skillet over medium high heat and add the oil to the skillet. When the oil is hot add the carnitas and do not stir them for 3-4 minutes so that they can crisp up. Once they have crisped up, flip them to crisp the other side for 3-4 minutes. When the carnitas have reached their desired crispiness, salt to taste and serve.

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