Name: Kick-Butt Carnitas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Modern
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups chicken broth; 1/2 cup lime marmalade; 1/4 cup packed fresh basil leaves (chopped ); 6 medium garlic cloves (peeled and minced (2 tablespoons) ); 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp table salt; 3 lbs boneless skinless pork butt (any large hunks of fat removed, the meat cut into 2-inch pieces ); 2 tbsp vegetable, corn, or canola oil; lard; or rendered bacon fat

Kick-Butt Carnitas

By :The Instant Pot Bible by Bruce Weinstein

There are a million different sauces and glazes for carnitas, a Mexican staple. After a trip eating our way through Texas last year, we became enamored of the mix of lime and basil, a sort of nouveau Southwestern tweak on the classic. The lime marmalade will not only provide the essentially sour pop but offer some sugar which will be crucial in the next step: frying the pieces of cooked pork to render them irresistibly crunchy.

Course

Main Course

Cuisine

Modern

Difficulty

Easy

Browse Category

Meat

Duration

30-60 min

Cooking Technique

Max Pressure Cook, Pressure Cook

Main Ingredient

Garlic, Lime Marmalade, Pork

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

Servings

6 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup lime marmalade
1/4 cup packed fresh basil leaves chopped
6 medium garlic cloves peeled and minced (2 tablespoons)
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp table salt
3 lbs boneless skinless pork butt any large hunks of fat removed, the meat cut into 2-inch pieces
2 tbsp vegetable, corn, or canola oil; lard; or rendered bacon fat

Course

Main Course

Cuisine

Modern

Difficulty

Easy

Browse Category

Meat

Duration

30-60 min

Cooking Technique

Max Pressure Cook, Pressure Cook

Main Ingredient

Garlic, Lime Marmalade, Pork

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

Servings

6 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup lime marmalade
1/4 cup packed fresh basil leaves chopped
6 medium garlic cloves peeled and minced (2 tablespoons)
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp table salt
3 lbs boneless skinless pork butt any large hunks of fat removed, the meat cut into 2-inch pieces
2 tbsp vegetable, corn, or canola oil; lard; or rendered bacon fat

Instructions

Whisk the broth, marmalade, basil, garlic, cumin, and salt in the cooker until the marmalade dissolves. Add the pork pieces and stir until uniform. Lock the lid onto the pot.
Optional 1 Max Pressure Cooker
Press Pressure cook on Max pressure for 30 minutes with the Keep Warm setting off.
Optional 2 All Pressure Cookers
Press Meat/Stew or Pressure cook (Manual) on High pressure for 40 minutes with the Keep Warm setting off.
When the machine has finished cooking, turn it off and let its pressure return to normal naturally, about 20 minutes. Unlatch the lid and open the cooker. Use kitchen tongs to transfer the pieces of pork to a large cutting board. Use a flatware tablespoon to skim any excess surface fat from the sauce in the pot.
Press Saute, set time for 10 minutes.
Bring the sauce to a boil and cook, stirring very often, until reduced to the consistency of a barbecue sauce, 6 to 7 minutes. Turn off the SAUTÉ function and pour the sauce into a small, heat-safe serving bowl.
Heat the oil or melt the fat in a large skillet set over medium heat. Add about a third of the pork pieces (maybe more — but no crowding!) and cook, turning occasionally, until brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and continue browning more of the pork. When done, ladle the thickened sauce over the pieces to serve.

Recipe Notes

Beyond
• You must halve the recipe for a 3-quart cooker.
• You can fry the pork right in the Instant Pot, using the SAUTÉ function on HIGH or MORE. Because the surface area of the pot is smaller than that of a skillet, you’ll need to work with a greater number of batches.
• For a more savory dish, reduce the lime marmalade to 1/3 cup and add 1 tablespoon soy sauce.
• For a sweeter dish, substitute orange marmalade for the lime.
• Serve with lots of corn or flour tortillas, sour cream, and purchased pico de gallo.

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