Quick Pork Carnitas Tacos
Serves 6
When you're short on time, use a pressure cooker to create delicious pulled pork in about an hour.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds pork shoulder (cut into 2-inch chunks)
- 1 medium white onion (quartered)
- 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- Juice of 1 orange (about 1/4 cup)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds (toasted and ground)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Kosher salt (to taste)
FOR SERVING
- Corn tortillas
- Salsa
- Radish slices
- Lime wedges
Directions
- Place pork into insert of pressure cooker along with onion, garlic, broth, orange juice, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cumin, and soy sauce. Mix well.
- Set pressure cooker to HIGH and cook 35 minutes. Use natural release method.
- Transfer pork to a rimmed sheet pan large enough to hold pork in a single layer (reserve cooking liquid). Use two forks to shred pork. Drizzle pork with a little of the cooking liquid. Season with salt, to taste.
- Preheat broiler and place baking sheet on top rack of oven. Broil until the top of pork is crispy, about 8 minutes. Stir well and return to oven for another 3 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt.
- Serve shredded pork in warm tortillas topped with salsa, onion, and cilantro. Serve with radishes and lime.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (based on 6 servings)- Calories: 620
- Fat: 22.0 g
- Saturated Fat: 7.0 g
- Trans Fat: 0.0 g
- Cholesterol: 195.0 mg
- Sodium: 760.0 mg
- Carbohydrates: 38.0 g
- Fiber: 1.0 g
- Added Sugars: 0.0 g
- Sugar: 13.0 g
- Protein: 64.0 g