INSTANT POT TACOS DE CARNITAS

Instant Pot Tacos de Carnitas made from scratch. Perfect for Taco Tuesday, 100% grain-free, gluten-free and dairy-free. All fresh & organic ingredients. Watch how to make homemade:
🌮 Cassava Tortillas
🌮 IP Pulled Pork
🌮 Black Bean Salad
🌮 Avocado Dressing

Prep Time20

Cook Time1 10

Natural Release (Instant Pot)10

Total Time1 10

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Avocado, Black Beans, Carnitas, Instant Pot Recipes, Meat, Pork, Pulled Pork, Taco Tuesday, Tacos

Diet: Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Grain-free

Servings: tacos

Calories: 108kcal

Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

INSTANT POT PULLED PORK

4 lbs pork shoulder (pork butt) boneless
1 tsp Himalayan salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp black pepper
1½ tbsp olive oil extra virgin
1 bay leaf
1 cup chicken stock or bone broth

BLACK BEAN SALAD

15 oz black beans dry and home-cooked or ready and canned
½ red bell pepper medium, chopped
1 poblano pepper medium, chopped
1 jalapeño pepper chopped
3 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
2 tbsp red onion finely chopped
1/4 tsp Himalayan salt
1 lime juiced
1½ tbsp olive oil extra virgin

AVOCADO DRESSING

1 avocado medium
2 tbsp fresh cilantro
¼ tsp Himalayan salt
1 lime large, juiced
2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin

Instructions

INSTANT POT PULLED PORK

Add all dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together to make a dry rub
Cut pork shoulder into 4 big chunks and add them to the bowl. Coat them well with the dry rub
Set the Instant Pot to "sauté" and add the extra virgin olive oil when it's warm enough
Sear the Pork chunks, browning them on all sides. I needed to split them into 2 batches to have enough room in the IP (mine is a 6 qts. Duo)
Remove pork from the IP and add the stock with the bay leaf to deglaze the pot. Make sure you scrape the bottom really well
Return the pork to the IP, place the lid on top, close it firmly, and set the IP to "Pressure Cooking" at "High Pressure" for 1 hour
Let the steam out for 10 minutes through "Natural Release". Now you can remove the pork chunks from the IP and shred the meat with 2 forks or with Bear Paws as I do, which makes the job of shredding and pulling quick and easy. Set aside.

Black Bean Salad

Add the beans to a medium/large bowl
Chop all the vegetables and juice the lime
Place all the ingredients into a bowl and toss thoroughly. Set aside

AVOCADO DRESSING

After removing the pit and the skin, add the pulp of the avocado to a mini food processor
Add the juice of the lime and the rest of the ingredients. Blend until creamy. Add more lime or olive oil if necessary
If it's still too thick, you might want to add a little bit of water, but that would dim the flavor

TACOS DE CARNITAS

Layer all the elements inside your taco shells or tortillas in the following order: Black Bean Salad, Pulled Pork, Avocado Dressing
If you are as hungry as we are, feel free to double-deck your tacos with double stuffing. Dig in!

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