Pressure Cooker Carnitas Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pork Recipes. (Pressure Cooker Carnitas Recipe). Perfect for taco bars! This can be easily adapted to a slow cooker, but the pressure cooker really seals in the flavor and cuts down on cooking time. All the leftover broth from the pressure cooker is packed full of flavor, great as a starter for chile verde, and freezes well. Serve carnitas with white corn tortillas, guacamole and pico.

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 1hr

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 1hr30 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Pressure Cooker Carnitas Recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons canola oil

3 pounds boneless pork shoulder

cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes

2 fresh poblano peppers

roughly chopped

or more to taste

3 jalapeno peppers

roughly chopped

or more to taste

1 serrano pepper

roughly chopped

or more to taste

1 large onion

roughly chopped

4 cloves garlic

roughly chopped

2 teaspoons ground coriander

3 teaspoons ground cumin

1 ½ cups beef broth

Roasted Loin of Pork with Pan Gravy

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Place the oil into a pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Brown the pork cubes on all sides in the hot oil and stir in the poblano jalapeno and serrano peppers onion garlic coriander cumin and beef broth. Lock the lid onto the pressure cooker bring the cooker up to pressure and reduce heat to keep the pressure steady.

Step 2

Cook under medium steady pressure for 1 hour remove the cooker from the heat place in the sink and run cold water over the lid of the cooker until the pressure has been released. Carefully remove the lid and serve.

Nutritional Information

Pressure Cooker Carnitas Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 152.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 15.5g 31%

Carbohydrates: 2.8g 1%

Dietary Fiber: 1g 4%

Sugars: 0.9g

Fat: 8.6g 13%

Saturated Fat: 2g 10%

Cholesterol: 42.6mg 14%

Vitamin A Iu: 85.9IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 6.2mg 48%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 20%

Vitamin C: 13.5mg 23%

Folate: 8.9mcg 2%

Calcium: 26.4mg 3%

Iron: 1.1mg 6%

Magnesium: 19.8mg 7%

Potassium: 275mg 8%

Sodium: 131.2mg 5%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 45%

Calories From Fat: 77.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.