These Instant Pot Carnitas are both crispy and mouthwateringly tender and juicy, cooked only in the pressure cooker. These carnitas are amazing served with rice and beans or as a favorite taco filling.
This Crispy Instant Pot Carnitas recipe is about as close as you can get to authentic carnitas in an Instant Pot. Pork is seared to crispy perfection and then simmered in seasonings until it's so tender that shredding is almost unnecessary, all done in a pressure cooker!
2. Add pork pieces to oil (only enough that will fit on the bottom. You will probably have to work in batches. I usually do 2 batches in my XX quart Instant Pot) Allow to cook without stirring or moving for about 5-7 minutes, until golden and crispy on the bottom. Flip pork over and repeat cooking until crispy. Remove from instant pot onto a plate and repeat with remaining pork.–