instant pot chicken carnitas
 
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Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
  • 1-2 Tbsp. vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 yellow onion (roughly 3 heaping cups), sliced
  • 5-6 cloves garlic (1 Tbsp.), crushed
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • ⅓ cup fresh lime juice
  • ¼ cup fresh orange juice
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
  • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (approx. 2 lbs.)
  • 1 Tbsp. cumin
  • 1 Tbsp. oregano
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
Instructions
  1. Turn the Instant Pot to sauté mode on high heat. Once heated, add vegetable or canola oil to the pot and heat another 30 seconds.
  2. Add onion and sauté 3-5 minutes, until translucent and aromatic. Stir in the garlic and cook another 20-30 seconds.
  3. Deglaze the pot with the chicken broth, lime juice, orange juice and chipotle pepper, stirring everything together. Simmer mixture another 2-4 minutes.
  4. Turn the sauté function off, then add chicken breasts and top with cumin, oregano, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Mix everything together to incorporate and make sure chicken is coated.
  5. Add the lid to the Instant Pot and pressure cook on high for 15-17 minutes, followed by a quick release.
  6. Remove the lid of the Instant Pot, then transfer the chicken pieces to a cutting board to roughly shred, then add meat back to the pot with the juices.
  7. Preheat the broiler to high, then spread desired amount of chicken carnitas with juices onto a baking sheet. Broil 5-7 minutes, or until the meat becomes brown and crispy. Remove from oven.
  8. Serve immediately in tacos, salads or burrito bowls.
Recipe by sweet caroline's cooking at https://sweetcarolinescooking.com/2021/02/22/you-name-it-instant-pot-chicken-carnitas/